kick
To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
Verb 4 meanings
To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
“Did you kick your brother?”
To make a sharp jerking movement of the leg, as to strike something.
“He enjoyed the simple pleasure of watching the kickline kick.”
To direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg.
“Kick the ball into the goal.”
To eject summarily.
Noun 4 meanings
A hit or strike with the leg, foot or knee.
“A kick to the knee.”
The action of swinging a foot or leg.
“The ballerina did a high kick and a leap.”
Something that tickles the fancy; something fun or amusing; a pleasure; a thrill.
“I finally saw the show. What a kick!”
The removal of a person from an online activity.
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.
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KICK at a glance
KICK has 4 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (K 5 + I 1 + C 3 + K 5) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,902 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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