kick
    n 1: the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the
         ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent"
         [syn: kick, 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, kick]
    3: the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired [syn: recoil,
       kick]
    4: informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the
       service here" [syn: gripe, kick, 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: kick, kicking]
    v 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, kick]
    6: stop consuming; "kick a habit"; "give up alcohol" [syn:
       kick, give up]
    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, kick, plain, sound off, quetch,
       kvetch] [ant: cheer, cheer up, chirk up]

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.
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            I should kick, being kicked.          --Shak.
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   2. To recoil; -- said of a musket, cannon, etc.; also called
      kick back.
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   3. (Football) To make a kick as an offensive play.
      [PJC]

   4. To complain strenuously; to object vigorously.
      [PJC]

   5. To resist.
      [PJC]

Kick \Kick\ (k[i^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kicked (k[i^]kt); p.
   pr. & vb. n. Kicking.] [W. cicio, fr. cic foot.]
   1. To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a
      horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.
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            He [Frederick the Great] kicked the shins of his
            judges.                               --Macaulay.
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   2. To evict or remove from a place or position, usually with
      out or off; as, they kicked him off the staff; he was
      kicked out of the restaurant; the landlord kicked them out
      of the apartment for making too much noise.
      [PJC]

   3. (Sport) To score (goals or points) by kicking; as, they
      kicked three field goals in the game.
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   4. To discontinue; -- usually used of habitual activities;
      as, to kick a habit; he kicked his drug habit.
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   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]

   To kick oneself, to experience strong regret; as, he kicked
      himself for not investing in the stock market in 1995.
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Kick \Kick\, n.
   1. A blow with the foot or feet; a striking or thrust with
      the foot.
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            A kick, that scarce would move a horse,
            May kill a sound divine.              --Cowper.
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   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.
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   3. (Brickmaking) A projection in a mold, to form a depression
      in the surface of the brick.
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   4. The recoil of a musket or other firearm, when discharged.
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   5. A surge of pleasure; a thrill; -- usually used in the
      phrase get a kick out of; as, I always get a kick out of
      watching an ice skater do a quadruple jump. [informal]

   Syn: bang[3].
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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.

    2. To reboot a machine or kill a running process. ?The server's down, let
    me go kick it.?

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]