- a movement with the foot or the leg, usually to hit something with the foot
- the first kick of the game
- He barely got a kick of the ball the whole match.
- She gave him a kick on the shin.
- If the door won't open, give it a kick.
- He aimed a kick at the dog.
Extra Examples- She had received a painful kick on the knee.
- I got a kick in the stomach and doubled over in pain.
- He received a number of kicks to his head as he lay on the ground.
- Olivia leapt forward with a high karate kick.
- Roy landed a kick to the man's head.
- an energetic performer using dance routines and high kicks
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- hard
- hefty
- …
- give somebody/something
- aim
- deliver
- …
- kick at
- kick by
- kick from
- …
- (informal) a strong feeling of excitement and pleasure synonym thrill
- I get a kick out of driving fast cars.
- He gets his kicks from hurting other people.
- for kicks What do you do for kicks?
Extra Examples- She gets her kicks from skiing.
- It gave the youngsters a kick to see their own play on television.
- They don't really want the things they steal. They just do it for kicks.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- great
- huge
- …
- get
- give somebody
- for kicks
- [usually singular] (informal) the strong effect that a drug or an alcoholic drink has
- This drink has quite a kick.
- [usually plural] (North American English, informal) a soft shoe that you wear for sports or as informal clothing
- The actor wore denim, a simple tee and a nice pair of kicks.
Word Originlate Middle English: of unknown origin.
Idioms
See kick in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarya kick in the pants/up the backside
- (informal) if you think somebody needs a kick in the pants or a kick up the backside you think they need to be strongly encouraged to do something or behave better
a kick in the teeth
- (informal) something that hurts somebody/something emotionally; a great disappointment
- The job losses are a kick in the teeth for the union.
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