kick
verb
[ kɪk ]
• strike or propel forcibly with the foot.
• "I think someone just kicked down my door"
Similar:
boot,
punt,
strike with the foot,
propel,
drive,
knock,
send,
blooter,
put the boot into,
welly,
• succeed in giving up (a habit or addiction).
• "smokers may soon have new help to kick the habit"
Similar:
give up,
break,
get out of,
abandon,
end,
escape from,
stop,
cease,
leave off,
desist from,
renounce,
forgo,
do without,
eschew,
shake,
pack in,
lay off,
quit,
Opposite:
take up,
start,
• (of a gun) recoil when fired.
• "their guns kick so hard that they have developed a bad case of flinching"
Similar:
recoil,
spring back,
fly back,
kick
noun
• a blow or forceful thrust with the foot.
• "a kick in the head"
• a sudden forceful jolt.
• "the shuttle accelerated with a kick"
• the sharp stimulant effect of alcohol or a drug.
• "strong stuff, this brew: he felt the kick"
Similar:
potency,
stimulant effect,
alcoholic effect,
strength,
power,
punch,
tang,
zest,
bite,
piquancy,
edge,
pungency,
spice,
savour,
zip,
zing,
zap,
pep,
oomph,
• soft sports shoes; trainers.
• "a pair of basketball kicks"
Origin:
late Middle English: of unknown origin.
kick
noun
• an indentation in the bottom of a glass bottle, diminishing the internal capacity.
Origin:
mid 19th century: of unknown origin.
