1. (

• kick ,
• boot ,
• kicking

) the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent" ;

2. (

• bang ,
• boot ,
• charge ,
• rush ,
• flush ,
• thrill ,
• kick

) 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" ;

3. (

• recoil ,
• kick

) the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired ;

4. (

• gripe ,
• kick ,
• beef ,
• bitch ,
• squawk

) informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here" ;

5. (

• kick

) the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs); "a sidecar is a smooth drink but it has a powerful kick" ;

6. (

• kick ,
• kicking ,

) 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" ;

1. (

• kick ,

) drive or propel with the foot ;

2. (

• kick

) thrash about or strike out with the feet ;

3. (

• kick

) strike with the foot; "The boy kicked the dog"; "Kick the door down" ;

4. (

• kick ,

) kick a leg up ;

5. (

• kick_back ,
• recoil ,
• kick ,

) spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder" ;

6. (

• kick ,
• give_up

) stop consuming; "kick a habit"; "give up alcohol" ;

7. (

• kick ,

) make a goal; "He kicked the extra point after touchdown" ;

8. (

• complain ,
• kick ,
• plain ,
• sound_off ,
• quetch ,
• kvetch

) express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about" ;