kick

kick is a 4-letter English word with 21 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 15 · 21 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.
2. intransitive verb. 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. Hence, figuratively: To show ugly resistance, opposition, or hostility; to spurn.
3. intransitive verb. To recoil; -- said of a musket, cannon, etc.
4. noun. A blow with the foot or feet; a striking or thrust with the foot.
5. noun. 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.
6. noun. A projection in a mold, to form a depression in the surface of the brick.
7. noun. The recoil of a musket or other firearm, when discharged.
8. noun. the act of delivering a blow with the foot

   "he gave the ball a powerful kick"

   "the team's kicking was excellent"

   Synonyms: boot, kicking

9. noun. 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: kicking

10. noun. the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs)

    "a sidecar is a smooth drink but it has a powerful kick"

11. noun. informal terms for objecting

    "I have a gripe about the service here"

    Synonyms: beef, bitch, gripe, squawk

12. noun. the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired

    Synonyms: recoil

13. noun. the swift release of a store of affective force

    "they got a great bang out of it"

    "what a boot!"

    Synonyms: bang, boot, charge, flush, rush, thrill

14. verb. express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness

    "My mother complains all day"

    "She has a lot to kick about"

    Synonyms: complain, kvetch, plain, quetch

15. verb. make a goal

    "He kicked the extra point after touchdown"

16. verb. stop consuming

    "kick a habit"

    "give up alcohol"

17. verb. strike with the foot

    "The boy kicked the dog"

    "Kick the door down"

18. verb. spring back, as from a forceful thrust

    "The gun kicked back into my shoulder"

    Synonyms: recoil

19. verb. drive or propel with the foot
20. verb. thrash about or strike out with the feet
21. verb. kick a leg up

Synonyms

boot, kicking, beef, bitch, gripe, squawk, recoil, bang, charge, flush, rush, thrill, complain, kvetch, plain, quetch

Common word forms

kicks, kicked, kicker, kicking, kickable, kickless

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