Meaning
17 senses(countable, uncountable)A hit or strike with the leg, foot or knee.
A kick to the knee.
пино́кpinók
копня́кkopnják
(countable, uncountable)The action of swinging a foot or leg.
The ballerina did a high kick and a leap.
уда́рudár, вдарvdar
The action of swinging a foot or leg.
(countable, uncountable)A kicking motion used in a swim stroke.
(colloquial, countable, uncountable)Something that tickles the fancy; something fun or amusing; a pleasure; a thrill.
I finally saw the show. What a kick!
I think I sprained something on my latest exercise kick.
сміхота́smixotá, весе́лощіvesélošči
(Internet, countable, uncountable)The removal of a person from an online activity.
(countable, uncountable)The act of restarting or resetting a watchdog timer.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)Any bucking motion of an object that lacks legs or feet.
The car had a nasty kick the whole way.
The pool ball took a wild kick, up off the table.
(countable, uncountable)A pungent or spicy flavour; piquancy.
(countable, uncountable)A stimulation provided by an intoxicating substance.
the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs)
(countable, uncountable)A pass played by kicking with the foot.
(countable, uncountable)The distance traveled by kicking the ball.
a long kick up the field.
(countable, uncountable)The recoil of a gun.
the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
Examples
1148 sentencesI was kicked out of high school.
Мене вигнали зі школи. — deniko
ruМеня исключили из старшей школы. — fjay69
Tom was kicked out of the meeting.
Тома вигнали із зустрічі. — deniko
ruТома выгнали с собрания. — marafon
The stranger kicked Tom in the face.
Незнайомець ударив Тома ногою в обличчя. — deniko
He kicked the ball.
Він ударив по м'ячу. — deniko
ruОн пнул мяч. — sharptoothed
deEr trat gegen den Ball. — Zaghawa
She kicked the door.
Вона вдарила двері ногою. — deniko
ruОна пнула дверь. — Hellerick
deSie trat gegen die Tür. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 1
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.
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Forms
plural: kicksSynonyms
13 synonyms- the act of delivering a blow with the foot:bootkicking
- a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics:kicking
- informal terms for objecting:gripebeefsquawk
- the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired:recoil
- the swift release of a store of affective force:bangbootchargerushflushthrill
Word family
93 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.