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单词 kick in
释义

kick in

verb

kicked in; kicking in; kicks in

transitive verb

: contribute

intransitive verb

1
: to begin operating or having an effect : get started
waiting for the heater to kick in
2
: to make a contribution
3
slang : die

Synonyms

  • chip in
  • contribute
  • pitch in
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Example Sentences

if everyone in the department kicks in, we can give him an especially nice present for his retirement the ornery cuss finally kicked in at the ripe old age of 90
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Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

kick in

verb

1
as in to contribute
to make a donation as part of a group effort if everyone in the department kicks in, we can give him an especially nice present for his retirement

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • contribute
  • chip in
  • donate
  • pitch in
  • present
  • dole (out)
  • bestow
  • provide
  • award
  • afford
  • confer
  • furnish
  • give
  • endow
2
as in to die
slang to stop living the ornery cuss finally kicked in at the ripe old age of 90

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • die
  • fall
  • perish
  • buy it
  • check out
  • pass away
  • step out
  • snuff it
  • pop off
  • pass (on)
  • kick off
  • end
  • succumb
  • exit
  • go
  • peg out
  • expire
  • part
  • depart
  • disappear
  • buy the farm
  • demise
  • kick the bucket
  • bite the dust
  • decease
  • fade
  • give up the ghost
  • drop
  • conk (out)
  • croak
  • flatline
  • dry up
  • fail
  • consume
  • predecease

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • live
  • breathe
  • revive
  • be
  • come to
  • exist
  • linger
  • subsist
  • thrive
  • flourish
  • prosper
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