kick

Noun
  1. The act of delivering a blow with the foot (synset 100137149)
    "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent"
    is a type of: blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
    subtypes:
    • goal-kick - (association football) a kick by the defending side after the attacking side sends the ball over the goal-line
    • goal-kick - (rugby) an attempt to kick a goal
    • punt, punting - (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground
    • place kick, place-kicking - (sports) a kick in which the ball is placed on the ground before kicking
    • dropkick - (football) kicking (as for a field goal) in which the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the ground
    same as: boot, kicking
  2. The swift release of a store of affective force (synset 107543858)
    "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks"
    is a type of: excitement, exhilaration - the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
    same as: bang, boot, charge, flush, rush, thrill
  3. The backward jerk of a gun when it is fired (synset 107365354)
    is a type of: motion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
    same as: recoil
  4. Informal terms for objecting (synset 107224625)
    "I have a gripe about the service here"
    is a type of: objection - the speech act of objecting
    same as: beef, bitch, gripe, squawk
  5. The sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs) (synset 105835833)
    "a sidecar is a smooth drink but it has a powerful kick"
    is a type of: input, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus - any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
  6. A rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics (synset 100337631)
    "the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements"; "the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him"
    is a type of: motility, motion, move, movement - a change of position that does not entail a change of location
    subtypes: swimming kick - a movement of the legs in swimming
    same as: kicking
Verb
  1. Drive or propel with the foot (synset 201374421)
    referred to in: athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
    entail: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
    is a type of: impel, propel - cause to move forward with force
    subtypes:
    • drop-kick, dropkick - drop and kick (a ball) as it touches the ground, as for a field goal
    • place-kick - kick (a ball) from a stationary position, in football
    • drop-kick, dropkick - make the point after a touchdown with a dropkick
    • punt - kick the ball
  2. Thrash about or strike out with the feet (synset 201940092)
    is a type of: strike out - make a motion as with one's fist or foot towards an object or away from one's body
  3. Strike with the foot (synset 201373226)
    "The boy kicked the dog"; "Kick the door down"
    is a type of: hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
    subtypes:
    • scuff - poke at with the foot or toe
    • boot - kick; give a boot to
  4. Kick a leg up (synset 202052460)
    is a type of: dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance
  5. Spring back, as from a forceful thrust (synset 201374119)
    "The gun kicked back into my shoulder"
    is a type of: bounce, bound, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop - spring back; spring away from an impact
    same as: kick back, recoil
  6. Stop consuming (synset 201199057)
    "kick a habit"; "give up alcohol"
    is a type of: dispense with, forego, foreswear, forgo, relinquish, waive - do without or cease to hold or adhere to
    same as: give up
  7. Make a goal (synset 201115404)
    "He kicked the extra point after touchdown"
    referred to in: football, football game - any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
    is a type of: hit, rack up, score, tally - gain points in a game
    subtypes: place-kick - score (a goal) by making a place kick
  8. Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness (synset 200909100)
    "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"
    subtypes:
    same as: complain, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off

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