kick in

1. To kick; to collapse or break by kicking.

   (transitive)To kick or strike so as to cause the object struck to collapse or fall inwards.

   Upon hearing residents in the burning house, the passerby kicked in the front door and yelled to those inside.

   You touch me again, I swear I’ll kick your teeth in.

   вышиба́тьvyšibátʹ

2. (slang, transitive)To kick or strike (a person); to beat up.

3. To begin, contribute or join in on.

   (idiomatic, intransitive)To start, connect, or take effect, especially in a sudden way; to begin functioning.

   You have to push the switch hard to get the heater to kick in.

   I took my medication an hour ago, and it hasn't kicked in yet.

   включатьсяvključatʹsja, подключатьсяpodključatʹsja

4. (slang)To join or begin.

   You should kick in on the work.

   The rhythm section will kick in after that point.

5. (idiomatic, intransitive, transitive)To contribute, especially to a collection of money; to hand over.

   For the year-end party, we're asking each employee to kick in twenty dollars.

   This is a worthy charity, so everyone should kick in.

   вноси́ть долюvnosítʹ

   contribute to some cause

6. (idiomatic)To die; to give up on something.

   The business is going to kick in most likely.

1. The stranger kicked Tom in the face.

   Незнайомець ударив Тома ногою в обличчя.

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2. Tom kicked Mary in the stomach.

   ruТом пнул Мэри в живот.

   deTom trat Maria in den Bauch.

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3. Tom got kicked in the head.

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4. He kicked in a lot of money.

   ruОн вложил много денег.

   deEr schoss viel Geld zu.

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5. Tom kicked in a lot of money.

   deTom schoss viel Geld zu.

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irregular

• 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)