Kick : (noun)
1: the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the
ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was
excellent" [syn: boot, kicking]
2: the swift release of a store of affective force; "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]
3: the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired [syn: recoil]
4: informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the
service here" [syn: gripe, beef, bitch, squawk]
5: the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain
drugs); "a sidecar is a smooth drink but it has a powerful
kick"
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]
(verb)
1: drive or propel with the foot
2: thrash about or strike out with the feet
3: strike with the foot; "The boy kicked the dog"; "Kick the
door down"
4: kick a leg up
5: spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back
into my shoulder" [syn: kick back, recoil]
6: stop consuming; "kick a habit"
7: make a goal; "He kicked the extra point after touchdown"
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]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Kick : \Kick\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kicred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Kicking.] [W. cicio, fr. cic foot.]
To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a
horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.
He [Frederick the Great] kicked the shins of his
judges. --Macaulay.
To kick the beam, to fit up and strike the beam; -- said of
the lighter arm of a loaded balance; hence, to be found
wanting in weight. --Milton.
To kick the bucket, to lose one's life; to die. [Colloq. &
Low]
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Kick : \Kick\, v. i.
1. To thrust out the foot or feet with violence; to strike
out with the foot or feet, as in defense or in bad temper;
esp., to strike backward, as a horse does, or to have a
habit of doing so. Hence, figuratively: To show ugly
resistance, opposition, or hostility; to spurn.
I should kick, being kicked. --Shak.
2. To recoil; -- said of a musket, cannon, etc.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Kick : \Kick\, n.
1. A blow with the foot or feet; a striking or thrust with
the foot.
A kick, that scarce would more a horse, May kill a
sound divine. --Cowper.
2. The projection on the tang of the blade of a pocket knife,
which prevents the edge of the blade from striking the
spring. See Illust. of Pocketknife.
3. (Brickmaking) A projection in a mold, to form a depression
in the surface of the brick.
4. The recoil of a musket or other firearm, when discharged.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Kick :
[IRC] To cause somebody to be removed from a IRC channel, an
option only available to CHOPs. This is an extreme measure,
often used to combat extreme flamage or flooding, but
sometimes used at the chop's whim. Compare gun.
[{Jargon File]
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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Kick : v. 1. [IRC] To cause somebody to be removed from a IRC channel,
an option only available to channel ops. This is an extreme measure,
often used to combat extreme flamage or flooding, but sometimes used
at the CHOP's whim. Compare gun. 2. To reboot a machine or kill a
running process. "The server's down, let me go kick it."
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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