释义 |
Verb: kick kik- Drive or propel with the foot
- Thrash about or strike out with the feet
- Strike with the foot
"The boy kicked the dog"; "Kick the door down" - Kick a leg up
- Spring back, as from a forceful thrust
"The gun kicked back into my shoulder" - kick back, recoil - Stop consuming
"kick a habit" - give up - Make a goal
"He kicked the extra point after touchdown" - Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
"She has a lot to kick about" - complain, plain [archaic], sound off, quetch, kvetch [N. Amer] Noun: kick kik- The act of delivering a blow with the foot
"he gave the ball a powerful kick" - boot, kicking - The swift release of a store of affective force
"he does it for kicks" - bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill - The backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
- recoil - Informal term for objecting
- gripe, beef, bitch, squawk - The sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs)
"a sidecar is a smooth drink but it has a powerful kick" - A rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics
"the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements" - kicking
Derived forms: kicked, kicks, kicking See also: kick in, kick out, kick up, kicker Type of: blow, bounce, bound, dance, dispense with, excitement, exhilaration, forego, foreswear, forgo, hit, impel, input, motility, motion, move, movement, objection, propel, rack up, rebound, recoil, relinquish, resile, reverberate, ricochet, score, spring, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus, strike out, take a hop, tally, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, waive Encyclopedia: Kick Kick, Push Kick, Snare, Hats, Ride |