Meaning

3 senses
  1. To abuse or mistreat; to bully; to be rough with.

    Don't be afraid to kick it around a little. It is sturdy.

    treat badly; abuse

  2. (continuative, present, usually)To wander loose; to float around; to hang around; to exist; to remain unexploited or unused.

    Is this your pen I found kicking around in my drawer?

  3. To discuss informally; to consider or distribute.

    to kick around ideas

    discuss lightly

Examples

8 sentences
  1. You can't kick me around anymore.

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  2. I get kicked around a lot.

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  3. You can't kick me around any more.

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  4. Let's kick it around at the next meeting.

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  5. We had some ideas kicking around.

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Translations

1 languages

Forms

kicks around, kicking around, kicked around, kicked around
Base formkick around · to kick around
3rd person singularkicks around
Present participlekicking around
Past simplekicked around
Past participlekicked around

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theykick around
he, she, itkicks around

Past simpleLesson

all personskicked around

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave kicked around
he, she, ithas kicked around

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill kick around

Phrasal verbs

13 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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