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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Kick \Kick\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kicred}; p. pr & vb n. {Kicking}.] [W. cicio, fr cic foot.] To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog. He [Frederick the Great] kicked the shins of his judges. --Macaulay. {To kick the beam}, to fit up and strike the beam; -- said of the lighter arm of a loaded balance; hence to be found wanting in weight. --Milton. {To kick the bucket}, to lose one's life; to die. [Colloq. & Low] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: kicking n 1: a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics; "the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements" [syn: {kick}] 2: the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the ball a powerful kick" [syn: {kick}, {boot}]
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