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Entry 14 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Kick

/(kĭk)/ · IPA /kɪk/
01 v. t. To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.
imp. & p. p. Kicked; p. pr. & vb. n. Kicking
  1. 1.
    To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.
    “He [Frederick the Great] kicked the shins of his judges.” — Macaulay.
  2. 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.
  3. 3.
    To score (goals or points) by kicking; as, they kicked three field goals in the game.(Sport)
  4. 4.
    To discontinue; -- usually used of habitual activities; as, to kick a habit; he kicked his drug habit.
Phrases & compounds
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.
To kick the bucket — to lose one's life; to die.
To kick oneself — to experience strong regret; as, he kicked himself for not investing in the stock market in 1995.
02 v. i. 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…
  1. 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.(figuratively)
    “I should kick, being kicked.” — Shak.
  2. 2.
    To recoil; -- said of a musket, cannon, etc.; also called kick back. Also: kick back
  3. 3.
    To make a kick as an offensive play.(Football)
  4. 4.
    To complain strenuously; to object vigorously.
  5. 5.
    To resist.
03 n. A blow with the foot or feet; a striking or thrust with the foot.
  1. 1.
    A blow with the foot or feet; a striking or thrust with the foot.
    “A kick, that scarce would move a horse, May kill a sound divine.” — Cowper.
  2. 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. See: Pocketknife
  3. 3.
    A projection in a mold, to form a depression in the surface of the brick.(Brickmaking)
  4. 4.
    The recoil of a musket or other firearm, when discharged.
  5. 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}.