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kick·er \ˈkikə(r)\ noun (-s) 1. : one that kicks: as a. : an animal having the habit of kicking b. : a member of a football team who makes or is designated to make dropkicks, place-kicks, or punts c. : a person who protests, complains, or grumbles especially habitually d. : a sawmill device for throwing logs from the conveyor trough onto the log deck e. : a mechanical part that gives a sharp push to some object (as for feeding or ejecting work from a machine) f. : a device for opening a stove door or other object by pressure applied with the foot g. : a ball (as in cricket and tennis) that rebounds erratically or high h. : wild-oat kicker i. : a small internal-combustion engine in a boat; also : a boat driven by such an engine j. : an aircrewman who releases or propels out of a cargo airplane bundles to be parachuted to a drop zone on the ground 2. : tedder 3. : a protective covering for the toes and instep of a goalkeeper in field hockey usually made of canvas or soft leather with a padding of felt or sponge rubber 4. : an unmatched card retained with a pair or three of a kind when drawing cards in draw poker 5. : a machine for softening skins in tanning 6. : a line of newspaper type set above a headline usually in a different typeface and intended to provoke interest in, editorialize about, or provide orientation for the matter in the copy heads 7. : kick 12 |