English Explanatory Dictionary

kick

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
  2. To make a sharp jerking movement of the leg, as to strike something.
  3. To direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg.
  4. To eject summarily.
  5. To forcibly remove a participant from an online activity.
  6. To overcome (a bothersome or difficult issue or obstacle); to free oneself of (a problem).
  7. To move or push suddenly and violently.
  8. To recoil; to push by recoiling.
  9. To attack (a piece) in order to force it to move.
  10. To accelerate quickly with a few pedal strokes in an effort to break away from other riders.
  11. To show opposition or resistance.
  12. Of an engine, to engage; to start.
noun
  1. A hit or strike with the leg, foot or knee.
  2. The action of swinging a foot or leg.
  3. Something that tickles the fancy; something fun or amusing; a pleasure; a thrill.
  4. The removal of a person from an online activity.
  5. The act of restarting or resetting a watchdog timer.
  6. Any bucking motion of an object that lacks legs or feet.
  7. A pungent or spicy flavour; piquancy.
  8. A stimulation provided by an intoxicating substance.
  9. A pass played by kicking with the foot.
  10. The distance traveled by kicking the ball.
  11. The recoil of a gun.
  12. A pocket.
verb
  1. To die.
verb
  1. To be emphatically excellent.

Pronunciation

kĭk /kɪk/ [kʰɪk] en-us-kick.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kick.wav

Word forms

kick kicks kicking kicked no-table-tags glossary kickest kickedst kicketh

Etymology

From Middle English kyken (“to strike out with the foot”), from Old Norse kikna (“to sink at the knees”) and keikja (“to bend backwards”) (compare Old Norse keikr (“bent backwards, the belly jutting forward”)), from Proto-Germanic *kaikaz (“bent backwards”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *kī-, *kij- (“to split, dodge, swerve sidewards”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeyH- (“to sprout, shoot”). Compare also Dutch kijken (“to look”), Middle Low German kīken (“to look, watch”). See keek.

Synonyms

balk object beat oneself up live to regret calcation kicker bang rock rule slap devour eat eat and leave no crumbs excel go hard kick kick ass shine slay

Derived words

antikick autokick axe kick backkick banana kick be left kicking bicycle kick box kick butterfly kick butt-kicking crescent kick crosskick cross-kick donkey kick drop kick dropkick flying kick for kicks free kick get a kick out of hook kick kecks kickability kickable kick about kickabout kick against kick against the pricks kick around kickaround kick arse kick-assery kick ass kickass kick at an open door kickathon kick at the can kick at the cat kick back kickback kickball kickban kickboard kickbox kickboxing kick butt kickdrum kickee kicker kickflip kick in kicking and screaming kicking at an open door kicking boots kicking in danger kicking kuh kicking strap kick in the pants kick in the teeth kickish

Translations

Afrikaans: skop Ainu: オテッテㇾケ Ainu: オテㇾケ Southern Altai: тебер Arabic: رَفَسَ Arabic: رَكَلَ Arabic: رفس Arabic: شات Assamese: লথিয়া Assamese: গুৰিয়া Azerbaijani: təpikləmək Azerbaijani: təpik vurmaq Azerbaijani: təpik atmaq Belarusian: шту́рхаць Belarusian: штурхну́ць Belarusian: брыка́ць Belarusian: брыкну́ць Bulgarian: ри́там Burmese: ကန် Catalan: donar un cop de peu Catalan: donar una puntada (de peu) Catalan: xutar Catalan: tustar Cebuano: sipa Chinese Cantonese: 踢 Hakka Chinese: 踢 Chinese: 踢 Chinese Mandarin: 踢 Chinese Mandarin: 蹴 Chinese Mandarin: 趵 Chinese Mandarin: 踆 Chinese Mandarin: 踶 Chinese Mandarin: 蹄 Czech: kopat Czech: kopnout Danish: sparke Dutch: schoppen Dutch: stampen Dutch: trappen Esperanto: piedbati Finnish: potkaista Finnish: potkia French: donner un coup de pied à French: botter Galician: patear Georgian: ფეხის კვრა Georgian: წიხლის კვრა Georgian: პანღური Georgian: პანჩური German: treten German: kicken Greek: κλοτσώ Ancient Greek: λακτίζω Hebrew: בָּעַט Higaonon: sinipa Hindi: लात मारना Hungarian: rúg Icelandic: sparka Icelandic: sparka í Indonesian: tendang Indonesian: menendang Ingrian: potkia Irish: ciceáil Italian: calciare Japanese: 蹴る Japanese: キックする Kazakh: тебу Khasi: kynjat Khmer: ទាត់ Khmer: កែង Khmer: ធាក់ Korean: 차다
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