Dictionary

kick en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /kɪk/
• [kʰɪk]
• (US) audio
• kĭk
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From 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.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A hit or strike with the leg, foot or knee.
   • A kick of his boot-heel sent the door flying into the room. 1890, Jacob A[ugust] Riis, “A Raid on the Stale-beer Dives”, in How the Other Half Lives: Studies among the Tenements of New York, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC, page 72:
   • A kick to the knee.
   • Elsad Zverotic gave Montenegro hope with a goal with the last kick of the first half - and when Rooney was deservedly shown red by referee Wolfgang Stark, England were placed under pressure they could not survive. 2011, Phil McNulty, Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 England:
2. (countable, uncountable) The action of swinging a foot or leg.
   • The ballerina did a high kick and a leap.
3. (countable, uncountable) The action of swinging a foot or leg. ▸ A kicking motion used in a swim stroke.
   • These boys all use a kick similar to the kick presented here however, in some cases it is less modified than in others. 1935, Journal of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, volume 6, number April 1935, page 26:
4. (colloquial, countable, uncountable) Something that tickles the fancy; something fun or amusing; a pleasure; a thrill.
   • They seek new kicks, new thrills, new adventures. 2010, Theodore J. Kaczynski, edited by David Skrbina, Technological Slavery, page 385:
   • This is a common experience among drug addicts who need stronger and stronger doses to regain the old 'kicks'. 1996, Samuel Brittan, Capitalism with a human face, page 136:
   • get one's kicks
   • «Ah, it’s all right, it’s just kicks. We only live once. We’re having a good time.» 1957 September 5, Jack Kerouac, chapter 4, in On the Road, New York, N.Y.: Viking Press, →OCLC, part 2:
   • I wanna hold her, wanna hold her tight / Get teenage kicks right through the night 1979, John O'Neill, “Teenage Kicks”, performed by The Undertones:
   • I think I sprained something on my latest exercise kick.
   • I have a theory […] that the Butterfield Band, who played in back of Dylan was really the Kingston Trio getting kicks […] 1965 August, Mississippi Phil Ochs, “The Newport Fuzz Festival”, in The Realist, number 61, retrieved 13 Nov 2022, page 11:
   • get a kick out of
   • I finally saw the show. What a kick!
   • I get no kick from champagne. Mere alcohol doesn't thrill me at all. So tell me why should it be true that I get a kick out of you. Some hey may go for cocaine. I'm sure that if I took even one sniff it would bore me terrifically, too. Yet, I get a kick out of you.[…]I get no kick in a plane. Flying too high with some gal in the sky is my idea of nothing to do. Yet I get a kick. You give me a boot. I get a kick out of you. 1954 January 4, “I Get a Kick Out of You”, in Songs for Young Lovers, performed by Frank Sinatra:
   • The “Mods” say it was the “Rockers” who came looking for trouble. Both groups, however, admit that they were “looking for kicks.” 1964 March 31, “Rival Teen‐Age Gangs Terrorize British Sea Resort”, in The New York Times:
   • Won't you get hip to this kindly tip / When you ride that California trip / Get your kicks on Route 66 1946, Bobby Troup, “Route 66”, performed by Nat King Cole:
5. (Internet, countable, uncountable) The removal of a person from an online activity.
6. (countable, uncountable) The act of restarting or resetting a watchdog timer.
7. (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.
8. (countable, uncountable) A pungent or spicy flavour; piquancy.
   • Then again this is Mayfair. A big, rustling bowl of deep-fried squid with a salty chilli kick cost £7.50; a generous pile of jamon croquetas, the shells giving way to something creamy and intensely hammy within, was 50p less. 2011 December 18, Jay Rayner, “Restaurant review: Aurelia”, in The Observer, →ISSN:
   • The first time I saw "Deep Water," the trace of mystery in the Crowhurst affair gave the movie a kick of excitement. 2007 August 27, Anthony Lane, “Lone Sailors”, in The New Yorker, volume 83, numbers 22-28:
   • For extra kick, hollow out a lime, float it on top of the drink, and fill it with tequila. 2003, Sheree Bykofsky, Megan Buckley, Sexy City Cocktails, Adams Media, →ISBN, page 129:
   • Add a little cascabel pepper to ordinary tomato sauce to give it a kick. 2002, Ellen and Michael Albertson, Temptations, Fireside, page 124 http://books.google.com/books?id=cITFVpz2ri8C&pg=PA124&dq=kick
9. (countable, uncountable) A stimulation provided by an intoxicating substance.
10. (countable, uncountable) A pass played by kicking with the foot.
11. (countable, uncountable) The distance traveled by kicking the ball.
    • a long kick up the field.
12. (countable, uncountable) The recoil of a gun.
13. (countable, informal, uncountable) A pocket.
    • If you keep Nan’s advice you’ll keep it in your kick. 2008, Loren D. Estleman, Port Hazard:A Page Murdock Novel^(https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Port_Hazard/_xrwWAAVU40C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22it+in+(his%7Cher%7Cmy%7Cyour)+kick%22&pg=PT88&printsec=frontcover), Tom Doherty Associates:
    • Swell shows all of ‘em, except this last one. […] Set me back two-seventy-five, including tax, and I wish I’d got it in my kick right now. 2008, P.G.Wodehouse, The Adventures of Sally (Volume 2 of 2)^(https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Adventures_of_Sally_Volume_2_of_2_Ea/xgDo0M2Q3FQC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22it+in+(his%7Cher%7Cmy%7Cyour)+kick%22&pg=PA277&printsec=frontcover), ReadHowYouWant.com, page 277:
    • You take that and put it in your kick. I’ve had plenty of cash out of you already. 2012, Max Brand (Frederick Schiller Faust), Silvertip’s Trap, Adams Media:
    • Her mind couldn’t lose sight of […]the bloodied nickel plated pistol Angie had in his kick. 1952, George Mandel, Flee the Angry Strangers, Bobs-Merrill, page 383:
    • Some nights I’d try my luck in the crap game and wind up with a grand or more in my kick. 1946, Milton “Mezz” Mezzrow, Bernard Wolfe, “Quit Foolin’ with That Comb”, in Really the Blues, New York, N.Y.: Random House, book 1 (1899–1923: A Nothin’ but a Child), page 44:
14. (countable, uncountable) An increase in speed in the final part of a running race.
15. (countable, uncountable) Synonym of kicker (“backlight positioned at an angle”).
16. (UK, colloquial, countable, dated, historical, uncountable) Sixpence.
    • That's the stuff that will do the trick / Sold at every chemist for one and a kick 1941, Eddie Latta, George Formby, “Auntie Maggie's Remedy”, performed by George Formby:
    • Two and a kick—two shillings and a kick. 1912, French's Acting Edition of Plays, Dramas, Extravaganzas, Farces etc., page 12:
17. (colloquial, countable, uncountable) A shoe.
    • All the other kids with the pumped up kicks / You better run, better run, outrun my gun 2010, Mark Foster, “Pumped Up Kicks”, performed by Foster the People:
18. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable) Clipping of kickdrum; a 808.
    alt of kickdrum

Forms

Deriveds

kick to (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · antikick (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick up the ass (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kicky (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick over (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick tail (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick motor (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · no kick (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · dropkick (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick payment (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kickline (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick-the-can (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick-step (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick start (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick rocks (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · bicycle kick (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick in the teeth (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick up one's heels (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · free kick (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick returner (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · drop kick (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · showtime kick (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · donkey kick (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick shit (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick about (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick the shit out of (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · crescent kick (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick some tail (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kickstool (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kicksorter (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick back (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · upkick (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick-off (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick wheel (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kickability (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick to the curb (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kicksy-wicksy (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kicks and giggles (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kickboxing (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · like kicking dead whales down the beach (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · scissors kick (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kickmotor (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · rainbow kick (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick up the backside (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick-assery (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick upstairs (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · hook kick (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kickass (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick one's heels (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick out (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick arse (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kickball (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kickback (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · superkick (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kickboard (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kicking at an open door (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick up (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick ass (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick the bucket (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kickless (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · flying kick (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kicker (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick like a mule (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kicking boots (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · outkick (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick around (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick in (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · placekick (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick it (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · votekick (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · cross-kick (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kickban (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick against (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick butt (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick the can (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · rekick (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · scissor kick (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · roundhouse kick (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kicktail (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kickabout (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick someone's arse (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kickable (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kicks (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · autokick (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · for kicks (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kicking strap (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick at an open door (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · sidekick (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kickdrum (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · wheel kick (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · get a kick out of (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick with (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick over the traces (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick someone's butt (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · butt-kicking (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick off (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · miskick (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · crosskick (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick-starter (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick-pleated (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kickover (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · box kick (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick against the pricks (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick at the cat (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · overhead kick (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kicksled (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick the habit (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick someone when they are down (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kicking and screaming (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · quick kick (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kickbox (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick return (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kickaround (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · sun kicks (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · spot kick (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick at the can (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · more kicks than ha'pence (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kickathon (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · be left kicking (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick on (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · shin-kicking (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick up the butt (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kickwriting (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kecks (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kickplate (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kickster (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · axe kick (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · backkick (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kicking in danger (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · banana kick (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kickstand (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kicking kuh (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · on a kick (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kickish (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick in the pants (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kickee (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick the can down the road (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · mule kick (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · butterfly kick (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kick up the arse (Terms derived from the noun or verb) · kickflip (Terms derived from the noun or verb)

Descendants

Kick · cic

Synonyms

kicker · calcation

Translations (90)

fi potku (action of swinging a foot or leg) · pl wykop (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · it calcio (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · fo spark (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · sl brca (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · fa لگد (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · da spark (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · alt тебиш (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · ca coça (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · uk весе́лощі (colloquial: something fun or amusing) · ko 차기 (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · mk клоца (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · ckb لەقە (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · es puntapié (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · pt pontapé (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · mg daka (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · cs kop (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · alt тебӱ (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · zdj nɗaru (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · fi potku (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · nb spark (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · ja 蹴り (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · az təpik (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · nl kick (colloquial: something fun or amusing) · pt chute (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · pt coice (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · ru пино́к (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · it colpo di piede (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · fr botter (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · pl kopnięcie (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · as লাথ (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · no spark (action of swinging a foot or leg) · sv spark (action of swinging a foot or leg) · ckb شەق (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · bg ри́тане (action of swinging a foot or leg) · uk вдар (action of swinging a foot or leg) · es patada (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · pl kop (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · bg ритни́к (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · ca puntada (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · sv kick (colloquial: something fun or amusing) · vi cú đá (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · ro lovitură cu piciorul (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · ur لات (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · qu hayt'a (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · ca guitza (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · bg удово́лствие (colloquial: something fun or amusing) · nn spark (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · id tendangan (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · vi đòn đá (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · lv spēriens (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · he בעיטה (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · oc reguitnada (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · nl stamp (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · tr tekme (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · is spark (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · kk тепкі (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · ja キック (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · ms sepakan (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · sv spark (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · ca xut (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · it pedata (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · lt spyris (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · te తాపు (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · es puntillón (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · yi בריקע (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · kk тебіс (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · ms tendangan (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · fr coup de pied (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · uk уда́р (action of swinging a foot or leg) · el κλοτσιά (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · uk копня́к (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · gd breab (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · ka პანღური (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · nl schop (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · gl patada (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · ota لكد (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · ga speach (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · nl trap (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · uk сміхота́ (colloquial: something fun or amusing) · hi लात मारना (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · as গুৰি (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · ka ჭიტლაყი (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · gl couce (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · bcl sipa (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · ga cic (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · ar رَكْلَة (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · grc λάκτισμα (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · ca puntada de peu (hit or strike with the leg or foot) · ro șut (hit or strike with the leg or foot)

kick en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /kɪk/
• [kʰɪk]
• (US) audio
• kĭk
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From 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.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
   • 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.
   • Will Henderson, who had on a light overcoat and no overshoes, kicked the heel of his left foot with the toe of the right. 1919, Sherwood Anderson, “The Teacher: concerning Kate Swift”, in Winesburg, Ohio:
   • Did you kick your brother?
   • A punt is made by letting the ball drop from the hands and kicking it just before it touches the ground. 1905, Fielding H. Yost, chapter 6, in Football for Player and Spectator:
   • Or to put it in the more colourful language of our Prime Minister: "The secret to improving rail transport, in my view, is you need to find the right arse to kick." Unfortunately, since the abolition of the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) in 2005, the DfT has ostensibly been in direct control of railway policy setting, and this has meant that the only arse the government has been able to kick is its own. 2020 September 9, Jason Chamberlain, “The growing likelihood of a 'different type of railway'”, in Rail, page 45:
2. (intransitive) To make a sharp jerking movement of the leg, as to strike something.
   • 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.
   • Sometimes we had rather rough play, for they would frequently bite and kick as well as gallop. [1877], Anna Sewell, “My Early Home”, in Black Beauty: […], London: Jarrold and Sons, […], →OCLC, part I, page 10:
   • He enjoyed the simple pleasure of watching the kickline kick.
3. (transitive) To direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg.
   • Kick the ball into the goal.
   • Sometimes he can kick the ball forward along the ground until it is kicked in goal, where he can fall on it for a touchdown. 1905, Fielding H. Yost, chapter 7, in Football for Player and Spectator:
4. (with "off" or "out") To eject summarily.
   • "He's been mad at me ever since I fired him off'n my payroll. After I kicked him off'n my ranch he run for sheriff, and the night of the election everybody was so drunk they voted for him by mistake, or for a joke, or somethin', and since he's been in office he's been lettin' the sheepmen steal me right out of house and home." 1936 October, Robert E. Howard, “The Conquerin' Hero of the Humbolts”, in Action Stories:
   • Dial 1-900-Mix-a-Lot and kick them nasty thoughts. 1992, “Baby Got Back”, in Sir Mix-a-Lot (lyrics), Rick Rubin and Sir Mix-a-Lot (music), Mack Daddy, Def American Recordings:
   • They are the ones who give hobbyists a bad name, and should be kicked out of any club meeting they show up at. 1976 February 3, Bill Gates, An Open Letter to Hobbyists:
5. (Internet, transitive) To forcibly remove a participant from an online activity.
   • She was kicked from the IRC server for flooding.
6. (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.
7. To move or push suddenly and violently.
   • The back of the car kicked out violently, forcing me to steer into the slide and accelerate in order to maintain control. 2011, Tom Andry, Bob Moore: No Hero:
   • He was kicked sideways by the force of the blast.
8. (of a firearm) To recoil; to push by recoiling.
   • I asked my sister Jeanette if she wanted to shoot the 12 ga. shotgun. She replied, "does it kick"? 2006, Daniel D. Scherschel, Maple Grove, page 81:
   • Lying on the ground, when fired, it kicked me back a foot. There was no way a person my size was going to be able to do an effective job with this gun. 2003, Jennifer C. D. Groomes, The Falcon Project, page 174:
9. (transitive) To attack (a piece) in order to force it to move.
10. (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.
11. (intransitive) To show opposition or resistance.
    • "My expenses always are reasonable—I mean there is always a reason for them. But I notice that you don't kick at the other item. That doesn't look as if you were exactly optimistic of striking a gold mine, Joolby." 1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London:
12. Of an engine, to engage; to start.
    • The grey Bentley convertible, the 1933 4½-litre with the Amherst-Villiers supercharger, had been brought round a few minutes earlier from the garage where he kept it and the engine had kicked directly he pressed the self-starter. 1954, Ian Fleming, “Interview with M”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 11:
13. (historical) To work a press by impact of the foot on a treadle.
14. (transitive) To reset (a watchdog timer).
    • In the meantime, it is possible for the embedded software to “kick” the watchdog timer, to reset its counter to the original large number. 1999, Michael Barr, Programming Embedded Systems in C and C++, page 98:
    • From now on the process has to periodically kick the watchdog timer in intervals shorter than the initialization interval. 2012, Tarek Sobh, Khaled Elleithy, Emerging Trends in Computing, Informatics, Systems Sciences, and Engineering, page 763:
15. (informal, reflexive) To reproach oneself for making a mistake or missing an opportunity.
    • He's still kicking himself for not investing three years ago.

Forms

Descendants

kicken · cicio

Synonyms

beat oneself up · balk · live to regret · object

Translations (209)

is sparka í (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) · te తన్ను (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · sc calchidare (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · cmn 踢 (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) · sk kopnúť (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · tr tekmelemek (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · ga ciceáil (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · he העיף (to remove a participant from an online activity) · uk ко́пнути (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · gd breab (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · sk kopať (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · sv sparka (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) · eo piedbati (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · af skop (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · no sparke (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · cs kopat (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) · ca donar una puntada (de peu) (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · pt chutar (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) · pl kopać (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) · kxd sipak (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · cmn 踢 (to remove a participant from an online activity) · nrf codpîser (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · cmn 移出 (to remove a participant from an online activity) · ja キックする (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · nrf co-d'piêter (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · km ធាក់ (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · ga ciceáil (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) · sh udariti (nogom) (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · st raha (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · ru ки́кать (to remove a participant from an online activity) · de sich in den Hintern beißen (reproach oneself) · yue 踢 (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · uk штовха́ти (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · ain オテッテㇾケ (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · is sparka út af (to remove a participant from an online activity) · de kicken (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · ru лягну́ть (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) · fr botter (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · pl kopać (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · tr tekme atmak (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · uk ко́пати (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · gd breab (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) · mk клоцне (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · pl kopnąć (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) · cmn 踶 (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · be шту́рхаць (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · id menendang (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · cs kopnout (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · ang spornan (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · no sparke (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) · fr donner un coup de pied à (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · hi लात मारना (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · de herauswerfen (to remove a participant from an online activity) · uk вда́рити (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) · uk кі́кати (to remove a participant from an online activity) · arz رفس (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · cmn 踢 (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · km ទាត់ (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · sv sparka (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · ka პანჩური (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · lo ເຕະ (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · pl kopnąć (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · bg изри́твам (to remove a participant from an online activity) · id menyepak (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) · yue 踢 (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) · km កែង (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · es patear (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · lt spardytis (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · my ကန် (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · as গুৰিয়া (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · nan-hbl 踢 (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) · ca tustar (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · tsg sipa (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · fi potkia (to remove a participant from an online activity) · scn dari na pidata (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · uk штовхну́ти (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · bg ри́там (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) · ja 蹴る (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · ky тебүү (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · ja 蹴る (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) · el κλοτσώ (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · ar رَكَلَ (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · lv spārdīt (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · is sparka (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · qu hayt'ay (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · yi בריקען (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · ka ჭიტლაყი (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) · mg mandaka (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · ka წიხლის კვრა (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · as লথিয়া (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · is sparka út (to remove a participant from an online activity) · ca xutar (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · ka ფეხის კვრა (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · nan-hbl 踢 (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · ru лягну́ть (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · fi soimata itseään (reproach oneself) · ru пина́ть (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) · ms sepak (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · be брыкну́ць (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · tpi kik (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · ain オテㇾケ (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · ko 차다 (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · be штурхну́ць (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · izh potkia (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · tl sipain (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · mba sinipa (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · gl patear (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · es chutar (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) · id menendang (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) · be брыка́ць (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · tpi kik (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) · scn cauciari (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · nl schoppen (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · grc λακτίζω (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · alt тебер (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · az təpik atmaq (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · fa لگد زدن (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · fi poistaa (to remove a participant from an online activity) · lv spert (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · cmn 趵 (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · is sparka (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) · ru занима́ться самобичеванием (reproach oneself) · clt chi (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · la calcitrō (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · tr atmak (to remove a participant from an online activity) · uk уда́рити (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) · de treten (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · ca donar un cop de peu (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · nl trappen (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · is sparka í (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · uk вдаря́ти (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) · mk клоца (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · kk тебу (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) · kk тебу (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · lt spirti (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · kha kynjat (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · it calciare (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · cs kopnout (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) · zdj udjitswa (reproach oneself) · ro lovi cu piciorul (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · ru ляга́ть (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · bg шутирам (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · fi potkaista (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) · es despejar (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) · pt kickar (to remove a participant from an online activity) · acw رفس (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · id tendang (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · it kickare (to remove a participant from an online activity) · ru ляга́ть (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) · hak 踢 (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) · az təpikləmək (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · cs kopat (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · ceb sipa (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · fr kicker (to remove a participant from an online activity) · vi đá (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · ar رَفَسَ (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · ka პანღური (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) · hu rúg (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · he בָּעַט (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · sl brcniti (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · pt chutar (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · fi potkaista (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · hi लात मारना (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) · cmn 蹄 (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · zdj udjitsa (reproach oneself) · ru ки́кнуть (to remove a participant from an online activity) · az təpik vurmaq (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · es cocear (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · ru пнуть (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · cmn 蹴 (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) · cmn 踆 (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · uk виганя́ти (to remove a participant from an online activity) · ru пнуть (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) · cmn 踢出 (to remove a participant from an online activity) · fi potkia (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · es shotear (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) · cmn 蹴 (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · fr s'en mordre les doigts (reproach oneself) · ru вини́ть себя́ (reproach oneself) · ca xutar (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) · om dhiituu (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · fi heittää ulos (to remove a participant from an online activity) · es dar un puntapié (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · hak 踢 (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · kxd tandang (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · pl pluć sobie w brodę (reproach oneself) · bg ри́там (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · lt spardyti (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · nl stampen (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · de schießen (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) · ro șuta (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · mi whana (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) · uk не знахо́дити собі́ мі́сця (reproach oneself) · ms tendang (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · fi potkaista (to remove a participant from an online activity) · es dar una patada (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · uk ви́гнати (to remove a participant from an online activity) · th เตะ (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · lv spārdīties (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · cy cicio (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · mnc ᡶᡝᠰᡥᡝᠯᡝᠮᠪᡳ (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · uk кі́кнути (to remove a participant from an online activity) · ru пина́ть (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · uk ударя́ти (direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg) · ka პანღური (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · da sparke (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · ckb شەق لێدان (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · acw شات (strike with or raise the foot or leg) · shn ပိတ်ႉ (strike with or raise the foot or leg)

kick en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /kɪk/
• [kʰɪk]
• (US) audio
• kĭk
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Shortening of kick the bucket.

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To die.
   • Who knows what will happen to his billions when the eighty-five-year-old kicks, but before he leaves the planet, Moon reportedly is hell-bent on creating a holy land in North Korea, dedicated to him. 2005, Melissa L. Rossi, What every American should know about who's really running the world, page 211:

Forms

kick en · VERB · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• /kɪk/
• [kʰɪk]
• (US) audio
• kĭk
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Shortening of kick ass

Meanings

1. (intransitive, slang) To be emphatically excellent.
   • That band really kicks.

Forms

Synonyms

rock · kick ass · rock · kick · eat · eat and leave no crumbs · go hard · bang · rule · slap · devour · bang · excel · shine · rule · slay · slap