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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
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] | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
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. [1913 Webster] I should kick, being kicked. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To recoil; -- said of a musket, cannon, etc.; also called kick back. [1913 Webster] 3. (Football) To make a kick as an offensive play. [PJC] 4. To complain strenuously; to object vigorously. [PJC] 5. To resist. [PJC] | ||
3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
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. [1913 Webster] He [Frederick the Great] kicked the shins of his judges. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 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. [PJC] 4. To discontinue; -- usually used of habitual activities; as, to kick a habit; he kicked his drug habit. [PJC] 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. [1913 Webster +PJC] | ||
4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Kick \Kick\, n. 1. A blow with the foot or feet; a striking or thrust with the foot. [1913 Webster] A kick, that scarce would move a horse, May kill a sound divine. --Cowper. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 3. (Brickmaking) A projection in a mold, to form a depression in the surface of the brick. [1913 Webster] 4. The recoil of a musket or other firearm, when discharged. [1913 Webster] 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]. [PJC] | ||
5. The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003) | ||
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.? | ||
6. The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018) | ||
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] | ||
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