out-kickv.
/ˌaʊtˈkɪk/, U.S. /ˌaʊtˈkɪk/ 1. transitive. To kick more, further, or better than.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > strike with specific thing [verb (transitive)] > with the foot > kick > kick more than
out-kick1772
1772 J. W. Fletcher Logica Genevensis vii. 108 They will..grow so excessively fat as to out-kick Jeshurun himself.
1949 Lafayette Alumnus (Lafayette Coll., Easton, Pa.) 24 Oct. 1/2 Winston Williams was outkicking Delaware's Smith.
1991 N.Y. Times 28 July viii. 3/5 Chip Lohmiller outkicked him, however, with boots of 26, 57, 35 and 31 yards.
2. transitive. To kick out (see to kick out 1 at kick v.1 Phrasal verbs); to dismiss. rare.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > letting or sending out > let or send out [verb (transitive)] > expel > specific people from a place, position, or possession > forcibly or ignominiously
eject1555
rumble1570
obtrude1595
to show (a person) the door1638
to kick downstairs1678
to kick out1697
drum1720
firk1823
to chuck out1869
bounce1877
boot1880
out-kick1883
turf1888
hoof1893
hound1922
1883 W. Besant All in Garden Fair x. 238 Those who do as little as they possibly can, so as just not to get out-kicked.
Derivatives
ˈoutkicking n. rare the action of kicking out.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > letting or sending out > [noun] > expulsion or driving out > specific people from a place, position, or possession > ignominious or forcible
drumming1541
outkicking1883
the bum's rush1910
1883 W. Besant All in Garden Fair II. iv. 92 A..quantity of cuffs..out-kickings..and so forth.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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