kick
To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the legTo strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
» I was kicked out of high school.
Меня исключили из старшей школы.
Мене вигнали зі школи.
Meaning
17 senses(transitive)To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
Did you kick your brother?
1895, George MacDonald, Lilith, Chapter XII: Friends and Foes, I was cuffed by the women and kicked by the men because I would not swallow it.
strike with the foot
(intransitive)To make a sharp jerking movement of the leg, as to strike something.
He enjoyed the simple pleasure of watching the kickline kick.
1904, Stratemeyer Syndicate, The Bobbsey Twins, Chapter II: Rope Jumping, and What Followed, "If you did that, I'd kick," answered Freddie, and began to kick real hard into the air.
(transitive)To direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg.
Kick the ball into the goal.
schießen, treten, kicken
пина́тьpinátʹ, пнутьpnutʹ, ляга́тьljagátʹ
вдаря́тиvdarjáty, ударя́тиudarjáty, вда́ритиvdáryty
To eject summarily.
(Internet, transitive)To forcibly remove a participant from an online activity.
She was kicked from the IRC server for flooding.
herauswerfen
ки́катьkíkatʹ, ки́кнутьkíknutʹ
виганя́тиvyhanjáty, ви́гнатиvýhnaty, кі́катиkíkaty
(slang, transitive)To overcome (a bothersome or difficult issue or obstacle); to free oneself of (a problem).
I still smoke, but they keep telling me to kick the habit.
To move or push suddenly and violently.
He was kicked sideways by the force of the blast.
To recoil; to push by recoiling.
(transitive)To attack (a piece) in order to force it to move.
(intransitive)To accelerate quickly with a few pedal strokes in an effort to break away from other riders.
Contador kicks again to try to rid himself of Rasmussen.
(intransitive)To show opposition or resistance.
Of an engine, to engage; to start.
Examples
1148 sentencesI was kicked out of high school.
Мене вигнали зі школи.
ruМеня исключили из старшей школы.
Tom was kicked out of the meeting.
Тома вигнали із зустрічі.
ruТома выгнали с собрания.
The stranger kicked Tom in the face.
Незнайомець ударив Тома ногою в обличчя.
He kicked the ball.
Він ударив по м'ячу.
ruОн пнул мяч.
deEr trat gegen den Ball.
She kicked the door.
Вона вдарила двері ногою.
ruОна пнула дверь.
deSie trat gegen die Tür.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 4
By meaning 3
By meaning 4
Origin
From Middle English kyken (“to strike out with the foot”), from Old Norse kikna (“to sinkFrom 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.
Shortening of kick the bucket.
Shortening of kick ass
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Forms
kicks, kicking, kicked, kickedPhrasal verbs
13 phrasal verbs- kick upспровокувати, провокуватиTo rear back; to become more active or restless; to speed up.
- kick outвигнати, виганятиTo eject, dismiss, expel, or forcefully remove (someone or something).
- kick inдати, даватиTo kick or strike so as to cause the object struck to collapse or fall inwards.
- kick backкопати, вдаритиTo relax; to laze.
- kick offTo make the first kick in a game or part of a game.
- kick onTo activate, to turn on, especially a motor or electronic device.
- kick downTo break or demolish something by physical bodily force, especially stomping.
- kick overSynonym of turn over (to start an engine)
Synonyms
25 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
9 patterns- kicked out of
- got kicked out
- was kicked out
- got kicked
- kicked the ball
- kicked off the
- kicked the door
- got kicked off
- was kicked off