kick on

verb

To activate, to turn on, especially a motor or electronic device.

“Did you hear the heater kick on in the night?”

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Meanings

verbkick on (third-person singular simple present kicks on, present participle kicking on, simple past and past participle kicked on)

present singular third person kicks on · participle present kicking on · participle past kicked on · past kicked on

  1. USintransitiveTo activate, to turn on, especially a motor or electronic device.

    Did you hear the heater kick on in the night?

  2. AustraliaslangTo continue; to struggle on, especially to continue drinking or partying.
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APA

kick on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kick%20on

MLA

“kick on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kick%20on. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kick on,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kick%20on.

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