From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
kick
n 1: the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the
ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was
excellent" [syn: boot, kicking]
2: the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a
great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick
rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" [syn:
bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill]
3: the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired [syn: recoil]
4: informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the
service here" [syn: gripe, beef, bitch, squawk]
5: the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain
drugs); "a sidecar is a smooth drink but it has a powerful
kick"
6: a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or
calisthenics; "the kick must be synchronized with the arm
movements"; "the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him"
[syn: kicking]
v 1: drive or propel with the foot
2: thrash about or strike out with the feet
3: strike with the foot; "The boy kicked the dog"; "Kick the
door down"
4: kick a leg up
5: spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back
into my shoulder" [syn: kick back, recoil]
6: stop consuming; "kick a habit"
7: make a goal; "He kicked the extra point after touchdown"
8: express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness;
"My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick
about" [syn: complain, plain, sound off, quetch,
kvetch] [ant: cheer]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Kick \Kick\, v. i.
1. To thrust out the foot or feet with violence; to strike
out with the foot or feet, as in defense or in bad temper;
esp., to strike backward, as a horse does, or to have a
habit of doing so. Hence, (figuratively): To show ugly
resistance, opposition, or hostility; to spurn.
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I should kick, being kicked. --Shak.
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2. To recoil; -- said of a musket, cannon, etc.; also called
kick back.
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3. (Football) To make a kick as an offensive play.
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4. To complain strenuously; to object vigorously.
[PJC]
5. To resist.
[PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Kick \Kick\ (k[i^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kicked (k[i^]kt); p.
pr. & vb. n. Kicking.] [W. cicio, fr. cic foot.]
1. To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a
horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.
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He [Frederick the Great] kicked the shins of his
judges. --Macaulay.
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2. To evict or remove from a place or position, usually with
out or off; as, they kicked him off the staff; he was
kicked out of the restaurant; the landlord kicked them out
of the apartment for making too much noise.
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3. (Sport) To score (goals or points) by kicking; as, they
kicked three field goals in the game.
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4. To discontinue; -- usually used of habitual activities;
as, to kick a habit; he kicked his drug habit.
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To kick the beam, to fit up and strike the beam; -- said of
the lighter arm of a loaded balance; hence, to be found
wanting in weight. --Milton.
To kick the bucket, to lose one's life; to die. [Colloq. &
Low]
To kick oneself, to experience strong regret; as, he kicked
himself for not investing in the stock market in 1995.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Kick \Kick\, n.
1. A blow with the foot or feet; a striking or thrust with
the foot.
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A kick, that scarce would move a horse,
May kill a sound divine. --Cowper.
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2. The projection on the tang of the blade of a pocket knife,
which prevents the edge of the blade from striking the
spring. See Illust. of Pocketknife.
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3. (Brickmaking) A projection in a mold, to form a depression
in the surface of the brick.
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4. The recoil of a musket or other firearm, when discharged.
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5. A surge of pleasure; a thrill; -- usually used in the
phrase get a kick out of; as, I always get a kick out of
watching an ice skater do a quadruple jump. [informal]
Syn: bang[3].
[PJC]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 Sep 2003) [foldoc]:
kick
[IRC] To cause somebody to be removed from a IRC channel, an
option only available to CHOPs. This is an extreme measure,
often used to combat extreme flamage or flooding, but
sometimes used at the chop's whim. Compare gun.
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From Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) [jargon]:
kick
v.
1. [IRC] To cause somebody to be removed from a IRC channel, an
option only available to channel ops. This is an extreme measure,
often used to combat extreme flamage or flooding, but sometimes
used at the CHOP's whim.
2. To reboot a machine or kill a running process. "The server's down,
let me go kick it."