kick

About 5.43 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.

   Did you kick your brother?

2. verb To make a sharp jerking movement of the leg, as to strike something.

   He enjoyed the simple pleasure of watching the kickline kick.

3. verb To direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg.

   Kick the ball into the goal.

4. verb To eject summarily.
5. verb To forcibly remove a participant from an online activity.

   She was kicked from the IRC server for flooding.

6. verb To overcome (a bothersome or difficult issue or obstacle); to free oneself of (a problem).

   I still smoke, but they keep telling me to kick the habit.

7. verb To move or push suddenly and violently.

   He was kicked sideways by the force of the blast.

8. verb To recoil; to push by recoiling.

Similar words

bang recoil squawk thrill boot kick back plain complain gripe kvetch

Often followed by

the in out and him off up it to

Word family

(just) for kicks for kicks get a kick out of gets a kick out of getting a kick out of got a kick out of just for kicks kickable kicked kicking