kickverb
uk/kɪk/us/kɪk/A1 [ I or T ] to hit someone or something with the foot, or to move the feet and legs suddenly and violently:
[ I ] If a gun kicks, it jumps back suddenly and with force when the gun is fired.
C2 used to say that you are very annoyed with yourself because you have done something stupid or missed a chance:
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- She kicked the children's ball so powerfully that it flew over the hedge.
- The football player kicked the ball slap into the middle of the net.
- Please stop kicking the door like that - open it properly
- I saw her kick the cat when she thought no one was looking.
- The other boys started to punch and kick him.
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Hitting and beating
- a bunch of fives idiom
- a rap on/over the knuckles idiom
- at-risk
- bang up sb/sth
- bashing
- deck
- hell
- knock
- knock sb's block off idiom
- lay
- lay sb out
- licking
- mess sb up
- pasting
- pound
- pummel
- put the boot in idiom
- swing
- thump
- whack
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kicknoun
uk/kɪk/us/kɪk/kick noun (HIT)
A2 [ C ] the action of kicking something:
More examples
- She aimed a kick at my shins.
- The footballer appealed to the referee for a free kick.
- His penalty kick placed the ball decisively in the back of the net.
- He missed that kick literally by miles.
- He gave the machine a kick.
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Hitting and beating
- a bunch of fives idiom
- a rap on/over the knuckles idiom
- at-risk
- bang up sb/sth
- bashing
- deck
- hell
- knock
- knock sb's block off idiom
- lay
- lay sb out
- licking
- mess sb up
- pasting
- pound
- pummel
- put the boot in idiom
- swing
- thump
- whack
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kick noun (STRONG FEELING)
C2 [ C ] a strong feeling of excitement and pleasure:
[ C usually singular ] informal the strong effect of an alcoholic drink:
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Excitement, interest, energy and enthusiasm
- a new lease of life idiom
- alacrity
- animation
- ardour
- avid
- flap
- frisky
- frisson
- get-up-and-go
- glamour
- gusto
- sparkle
- spice
- spirit
- sprightly
- stimulation
- stir
- suspense
- zap
- zest
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kick noun (INTEREST)
[ C usually singular ] informal a new interest, especially one that does not last long:
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Passionate or passing interests
- craze
- cult
- drug
- fad
- faddism
- fancy
- mania
- mania
- passion
- religion
- ruling
- sb's ruling passion idiom