kick

Meaning

1. To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
2. To make a sharp jerking movement of the leg, as to strike something.
3. To direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg.
4. To eject summarily.
5. To forcibly remove a participant from an online activity.
6. (slang) To overcome (a bothersome or difficult issue or obstacle); to free oneself of (a problem).
7. To move or push suddenly and violently.
8. To recoil; to push by recoiling.
9. To attack (a piece) in order to force it to move.
10. To accelerate quickly with a few pedal strokes in an effort to break away from other riders.
11. To show opposition or resistance.
12. To work a press by impact of the foot on a treadle.
13. To reset (a watchdog timer).
14. (informal) To reproach oneself for making a mistake or missing an opportunity.

boot

tread on

kick against

kick away

kick over

stumble over

mounting a bar with a kick

move convulsively

be kicked

attack with the foot

click off

jet power

kick against something

kick the foot

contedment

concave bottom

recoil strength

reactive thrust

recall thrust

response strength

uplift stress

against it

be recalcitrant

emotion

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɪk/

From Middle English kyken (“to strike out with the foot”), from Old Norse kikna (“to sink at the knees”) and keikja (“to bend backwards”) (compare Old Norse keikr (“bent backwards, the belly jutting forward”)), from Proto-Germanic *kaikaz (“bent backwards”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *kī-, *kij- (“to split, dodge, swerve sidewards”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeyH- (“to sprout, shoot”). Compare also Dutch kijken (“to look”), Middle Low German kīken (“to look, watch”). See keek.