Direct Cross-Language Association: “kick” in German
This word also exists in German! Meaning: “singular imperative of kicken”
kick
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Verb Conjugation Tables & Inflections
Definitions & Usage
(transitive) To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
(intransitive) To make a sharp jerking movement of the leg, as to strike something.
(transitive) To direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg.
(with "off" or "out") To eject summarily.
(transitive, Internet) To forcibly remove a participant from an online activity.
(transitive, slang) To overcome (a bothersome or difficult issue or obstacle); to free oneself of (a problem).
To move or push suddenly and violently.
(of a firearm) To recoil; to push by recoiling.
(chess, transitive) To attack (a piece) in order to force it to move.
(intransitive, cycling) To accelerate quickly with a few pedal strokes in an effort to break away from other riders.
Of an engine, to engage; to start.
(printing, historical) To work a press by impact of the foot on a treadle.
(computing, transitive) To reset (a watchdog timer).
(reflexive, informal) To reproach oneself for making a mistake or missing an opportunity.
The action of swinging a foot or leg.
(colloquial) Something that tickles the fancy; something fun or amusing; a pleasure; a thrill.
(Internet) The removal of a person from an online activity.
(computer hardware) The act of restarting or resetting a watchdog timer.
(figuratively) Any bucking motion of an object that lacks legs or feet.
(uncountable and countable) A pungent or spicy flavour; piquancy.
A stimulation provided by an intoxicating substance.
(soccer) A pass played by kicking with the foot.
(soccer) The distance traveled by kicking the ball.
The recoil of a gun.
(informal) A pocket.
An increase in speed in the final part of a running race.
(British, historical, dated, colloquial) Sixpence.
(colloquial) A shoe.
(music) Clipping of kickdrum; a 808.
(intransitive) To die.
Notable Literary & Historical Quotes
“A punt is made by letting the ball drop from the hands and kicking it just before it touches the ground.”
— 1905, Fielding H. Yost, chapter 6, in Football for Player and Spectator:
“Will Henderson, who had on a light overcoat and no overshoes, kicked the heel of his left foot with the toe of the right.”
— 1919, Sherwood Anderson, “The Teacher: concerning Kate Swift”, in Winesburg, Ohio:
“Or to put it in the more colourful language of our Prime Minister: "The secret to improving rail transport, in my view, is you need to find the right arse to kick." Unfortunately, since the abolition of the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) in 2005, the DfT has ostensibly been in direct control of railway policy setting, and this has meant that the only arse the government has been able to kick is its own.”
— 2020 September 9, Jason Chamberlain, “The growing likelihood of a 'different type of railway'”, in Rail, page 45: