kick
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Is kick a Scrabble word?
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Definition
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.Examples: "Did you kick your brother?"; "1895, George MacDonald, Lilith, Chapter XII: Friends and Foes, I was cuffed by the women and kicked by the men because I would not swallow it."; "A punt is made by letting the ball drop from the hands and kicking it just before it touches the ground."transitive
2. (intransitive) To make a sharp jerking movement of the leg, as to strike something.Examples: "He enjoyed the simple pleasure of watching the kickline kick."; "Sometimes we had rather rough play, for they would frequently bite and kick as well as gallop."; "1904, Stratemeyer Syndicate, The Bobbsey Twins, Chapter II: Rope Jumping, and What Followed, "If you did that, I'd kick," answered Freddie, and began to kick real hard into the air."intransitive
3. (transitive) To direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg.Examples: "Kick the ball into the goal."; "Sometimes he can kick the ball forward along the ground until it is kicked in goal, where he can fall on it for a touchdown."transitive
4. (with "off" or "out") To eject summarily.Examples: ""He's been mad at me ever since I fired him off'n my payroll. After I kicked him off'n my ranch he run for sheriff, and the night of the election everybody was so drunk they voted for him by mistake, or for a joke, or somethin', and since he's been in office he's been lettin' the sheepmen steal me right out of house and home.""; "They are the ones who give hobbyists a bad name, and should be kicked out of any club meeting they show up at."; "Dial 1-900-Mix-a-Lot and kick them nasty thoughts."
5. (transitive, Internet) To forcibly remove a participant from an online activity.Examples: "She was kicked from the IRC server for flooding."Internettransitive
6. (transitive, slang) To overcome (a bothersome or difficult issue or obstacle); to free oneself of (a problem).Examples: "I still smoke, but they keep telling me to kick the habit."slangtransitive
noun (English)
1. (colloquial) Something that tickles the fancy; something fun or amusing; a pleasure; a thrill.Examples: "I finally saw the show. What a kick!"; "I think I sprained something on my latest exercise kick."; "get a kick out of"colloquialcountableuncountable
2. (Internet) The removal of a person from an online activity.Internetcountableuncountable
3. (figuratively) Any bucking motion of an object that lacks legs or feet.Examples: "The car had a nasty kick the whole way."; "The pool ball took a wild kick, up off the table."countablefigurativelyuncountable
4. (uncountable and countable) A pungent or spicy flavour; piquancy.Examples: "Add a little cascabel pepper to ordinary tomato sauce to give it a kick."; "For extra kick, hollow out a lime, float it on top of the drink, and fill it with tequila."; "The first time I saw "Deep Water," the trace of mystery in the Crowhurst affair gave the movie a kick of excitement."countableuncountable
5. (soccer) A pass played by kicking with the foot.countableuncountable
6. (soccer) The distance traveled by kicking the ball.Examples: "a long kick up the field."countableuncountable
verb (English)
1. (intransitive) To die.Examples: "Who knows what will happen to his billions when the eighty-five-year-old kicks, but before he leaves the planet, Moon reportedly is hell-bent on creating a holy land in North Korea, dedicated to him."intransitive
verb (English)
1. (slang, intransitive) To be emphatically excellent.Examples: "That band really kicks."Synonyms: bang, slap, bang, devour, eat, eat and leave no crumbs, excel, go hardintransitiveslang
Definition source: Wiktionary