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Synonyms for kick
kɪk
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Princeton's WordNet
kick, boot, kicking(noun)
the act of delivering a blow with the foot
"he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent"
Synonyms:
iron boot, charge, squawk, beef, kicking, rush, bang, recoil, the boot, gripe, iron heel, boot, thrill, flush, bitchbang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick(noun)
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"
Synonyms:
iron boot, peak, recoil, strike, haste, accusation, thrill, shudder, blossom, commission, electric charge, prime, squawk, belt, explosive charge, blush, fringe, smash, care, hit, knock, bam, complaint, bloom, gripe, heraldic bearing, billing, cathexis, clap, the boot, tutelage, hot flash, eruption, boot, efflorescence, outpouring, bursting charge, smasher, armorial bearing, guardianship, direction, rosiness, kicking, quiver, chill, charge, upsurge, heyday, rushing, frisson, bearing, spate, hurry, tingle, flower, flush, bitch, bang, bash, blast, rush, shiver, burster, iron heel, mission, gush, surge, beefrecoil, kick(noun)
the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
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charge, rebound, repercussion, kicking, squawk, rush, bang, recoil, gripe, backlash, boot, thrill, flush, bitch, beefgripe, kick, beef, bitch, squawk(noun)
informal terms for objecting
"I have a gripe about the service here"
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charge, squawk, beef, kicking, cunt, rush, beef cattle, bang, recoil, boeuf, gripe, boot, thrill, flush, bitchkick(noun)
the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs)
"a sidecar is a smooth drink but it has a powerful kick"
Synonyms:
charge, squawk, beef, kicking, rush, bang, recoil, gripe, boot, thrill, flush, bitchkick, kicking(verb)
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"
Synonyms:
charge, squawk, beef, kicking, rush, bang, recoil, gripe, boot, thrill, flush, bitchkick(verb)
drive or propel with the foot
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recoil, plain, kvetch, quetch, give up, complain, kick back, sound offkick(verb)
thrash about or strike out with the feet
Synonyms:
recoil, plain, kvetch, quetch, give up, complain, kick back, sound offkick(verb)
strike with the foot
"The boy kicked the dog"; "Kick the door down"
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recoil, plain, kvetch, quetch, give up, complain, kick back, sound offkick(verb)
kick a leg up
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recoil, plain, kvetch, quetch, give up, complain, kick back, sound offkick back, recoil, kick(verb)
spring back, as from a forceful thrust
"The gun kicked back into my shoulder"
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rebound, sound off, kick back, quail, spring, flinch, funk, plain, squinch, ricochet, cringe, give up, bounce, backlash, kvetch, wince, quetch, recoil, backfire, resile, complain, reverberate, take a hop, shrink, boundkick, give up(verb)
stop consuming
"kick a habit"; "give up alcohol"
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spare, allow, abandon, forfeit, vacate, release, resign, forgo, throw in, kvetch, surrender, part with, fall by the wayside, lay off, waive, throw overboard, quetch, dispense with, recoil, give up, stop, sound off, relinquish, throw in the towel, plain, deliver, renounce, cease, chuck up the sponge, complain, discontinue, kick back, drop out, free, drop by the wayside, forego, quit, cedekick(verb)
make a goal
"He kicked the extra point after touchdown"
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recoil, plain, kvetch, quetch, give up, complain, kick back, sound offcomplain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch(verb)
express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
"My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"
Synonyms:
recoil, plain, kvetch, quetch, give up, strike up, kick back, animadvert, complain, speak out, sound off, opine, speak up
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
kick(n)
Synonyms:
kicking, oppositionkick(v)
Synonyms:
spurn, calcitrate, recalcitrate, winch, resist, oppose, recoil
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How to use kick in a sentence?
It was nice to make a couple of birdies coming in, granted missed a little kick-in on 14, i thought I might give Tiger Woods a chance at the 10-under mark starting the turn. Evidently I would have had to shoot 24 on the back nine to have a chance.
Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work:
This is designed to make the human more effective in combat, we believe that the advantage we have is ... our people; that tech-savvy people who've grown up in the iWorld will kick the crap out of people who grew up in the iWorld under an authoritarian reign.
That recession - for me it was a nasty kick in the teeth. For that, Labour are just too irresponsible, that's the thing with them, how can I say it without sounding patronizing? I don't think he's up to the job.
We have a chance to kick David Cameron out of Downing Street, don't turn your back on it. People will never forgive you.
I wanted to file a complaint on the officer, but they giving me attitude like I done something wrong, y' all kicked in my door, I didn't kick in y' all's door, y' all kicked my door in, so why you mad at me ? I just want some answers.
Translations for kick
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- skopAfrikaans
- رفسArabic
- cop de peu, puntada de peuCatalan, Valencian
- kopnout, kopCzech
- cicioWelsh
- sparke, sparkDanish
- kicken, treten, schießenGerman
- piedbatiEsperanto
- coz, patada, patear, puntapiéSpanish
- لگد زدن, لگدPersian
- potku, potkia, potkaistaFinnish
- coup de pied, botter, kickerFrench
- breabScottish Gaelic
- בעיטה, העיף, בעטHebrew
- sparka í, sparka út af, sparka út, spark, sparkaIcelandic
- colpo di piede, calcio, calciare, piedataItalian
- 蹴るJapanese
- тебуKazakh
- 발 차기Korean
- شهق, لهقه, شهق لێدانKurdish
- conscindo pedibus, conscindo calcibus, conscindeo calcibusLatin
- ເຕະLao
- spardyti, spirti, spardytis, spyrisLithuanian
- spārdīt, spārdīties, spert, spēriensLatvian
- ကန်Burmese
- sparkNorwegian
- schoppen, stamp, trappen, schop, kick, trap, stampenDutch
- sparkNorwegian Nynorsk
- sparke, sparkNorwegian
- kopać, wykop, kopnięciePolish
- chute, chutarPortuguese
- hayt'ayQuechua
- loviRomanian
- пнуть, лягаться, пинок, лягнуть, пинаться, лягать, пинатьRussian
- brca, brcnitiSlovene
- rahaSouthern Sotho
- kick, spark, sparkaSwedish
- తాపు, తన్నుTelugu
- لاتUrdu
- đáVietnamese
- 踢Chinese
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