kick
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(noun) the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the ball a powerful kick" |
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Synonyms: boot, kicking |
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Related Words: blow, dropkick, goal-kick, place kick, place-kicking, punt, punting |
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(noun) a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics; "the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements" |
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Synonyms: kicking |
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Related Words: motion, move, movement, swimming kick |
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(verb) make a goal; "He kicked the extra point after touchdown" |
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Related Words: drop-kick, hit, place-kick, rack up, score, tally |
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(verb) stop consuming; "kick a habit" |
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Related Words: forgo, give up |
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(verb) strike with the foot; "The boy kicked the dog"; "Kick the door down" |
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Related Words: boot, hit, scuff |
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(verb) drive or propel with the foot, as in sports such as football |
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Related Words: drop-kick, impel, place-kick, propel, punt, volley |
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(verb) thrash about or strike out with the feet |
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Related Words: move |
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(verb) kick a leg up |
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Related Words: dance, trip the light fantastic |
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(noun) the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs); "a sidecar is a smooth drink but it has a powerful kick" |
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Related Words: input, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus |
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(verb) express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about" |
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Synonyms: complain, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off |
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Related Words: backbite, beef, bellyache, bemoan, bewail, bitch, bleat, croak, deplore, gnarl, gripe, grizzle, grouch, grouse, grumble, hen-peck, holler, inveigh, lament, murmur, mutter, nag, peck, protest, rail, regret, repine, report, scold, squawk, whine, yammer, yawp |
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(noun) informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here" |
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Synonyms: beef, bitch, gripe, squawk |
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Related Words: objection |
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(noun) the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired |
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Synonyms: recoil |
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Related Words: motion, movement |
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(verb) spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder" |
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Synonyms: kick back, recoil |
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Related Words: bounce, bound, rebound, recoil, ricochet, spring, take a hop |
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(noun) the release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a rush!"; "he does it for kicks" |
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Synonyms: bang, charge, flush, rush, thrill |
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Related Words: excitement, exhilaration |
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