kick
1. the act of delivering a blow with the foot (Freq. 3)
- he gave the ball a powerful kick
- the team's kicking was excellent
• Syn:
boot, kicking
• Derivationally related forms:
kick (for: kicking), boot (for: boot)
• Hypernyms:
blow
• Hyponyms:
goal-kick, punt, punting, place kick, place-kicking, dropkick
2. the swift release of a store of affective force (Freq. 1)
- they got a great bang out of it
- what a boot!
- he got a quick rush from injecting heroin
- he does it for kicks
• Syn:
bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill
• Derivationally related forms:
thrill (for: thrill), charge (for: charge)
• Hypernyms:
exhilaration, excitement
3. the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
• Syn:
recoil
• Derivationally related forms:
recoil (for: recoil)
• Hypernyms:
movement, motion
4. informal terms for objecting
- I have a gripe about the service here
• Syn:
gripe, beef, bitch, squawk
• Derivationally related forms:
squawk (for: squawk), bitchy (for: bitch), bitch (for: bitch), beef (for: beef), gripe (for: gripe)
• Hypernyms:
objection
5. the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs)
- a sidecar is a smooth drink but it has a powerful kick
• Hypernyms:
stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, input
6. a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics
- the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements
- the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him
• Syn:
kicking
• Hypernyms:
motion, movement, move, motility
• Hyponyms:
swimming kick
1. drive or propel with the foot (Freq. 11)
• Derivationally related forms:
kicker, kicking
• Topics:
sport, athletics
• Hypernyms:
propel, impel
• Hyponyms:
drop-kick, dropkick, place-kick, punt
• Entailment:
move, displace
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
2. thrash about or strike out with the feet (Freq. 9)
• Hypernyms:
strike out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
3. strike with the foot (Freq. 7)
- The boy kicked the dog
- Kick the door down
• See Also:
kick out, kick up, kick in, kick down
• Derivationally related forms:
kicking
• Hypernyms:
hit
• Hyponyms:
scuff, boot
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- They want to kick the prisoners
4. kick a leg up
• Hypernyms:
dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
5. spring back, as from a forceful thrust
- The gun kicked back into my shoulder
• Syn:
kick back, recoil
• Derivationally related forms:
recoil (for: recoil)
• Hypernyms:
bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound,
rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
6. stop consuming
- kick a habit
- give up alcohol
• Syn:
give up
• Hypernyms:
waive, relinquish, forgo, forego, foreswear, dispense with
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s VERB-ing
7. make a goal
- He kicked the extra point after touchdown
• Topics:
football, football game
• Hypernyms:
score, hit, tally, rack up
• Hyponyms:
place-kick
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
8. express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
- My mother complains all day
- She has a lot to kick about
• Syn:
complain, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
• Ant:
cheer (for: complain)
• Derivationally related forms:
complaint (for: complain), complainer (for: complain)
• Hyponyms:
nag, peck, hen-peck, backbite, bitch,
whine, grizzle, yammer, yawp, murmur, mutter,
grumble, croak, gnarl, grouch, scold, protest,
repine, gripe, grouse, crab, beef, squawk,
bellyache, holler, rail, inveigh, deplore, lament,
bewail, bemoan, report, bleat
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
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