Kick : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Kick	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for Kick
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kick n the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent" Synonym(s): kick, boot, kicking 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" Synonym(s): bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired Synonym(s): recoil, kick informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here" Synonym(s): gripe, kick, beef, bitch, squawk the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs); "a sidecar is a smooth drink but it has a powerful kick" 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" Synonym(s): kick, kicking v drive or propel with the foot thrash about or strike out with the feet strike with the foot; "The boy kicked the dog"; "Kick the door down" kick a leg up spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder" Synonym(s): kick back, recoil, kick stop consuming; "kick a habit"; "give up alcohol" Synonym(s): kick, give up make a goal; "He kicked the extra point after touchdown" express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about" Synonym(s): complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch Antonym(s): cheer, cheer up, chirk up
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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kick \Kick\, v. i. 1. 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. I should kick, being kicked. --Shak. 2. To recoil; -- said of a musket, cannon, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kick \Kick\, n. 1. A blow with the foot or feet; a striking or thrust with the foot. A kick, that scarce would more a horse, May kill a sound divine. --Cowper. 2. 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}. 3. (Brickmaking) A projection in a mold, to form a depression in the surface of the brick. 4. The recoil of a musket or other firearm, when discharged.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
kick v. [IRC] To cause somebody to be removed from a {IRC} channel, an option only available to channel ops. This is an extreme measure, often used to combat extreme {flamage} or {flood}ing, but sometimes used at the {CHOP}'s whim. Compare {gun}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
kick [IRC] To cause somebody to be removed from a {IRC} channel, an option only available to {CHOP}s. This is an extreme measure, often used to combat extreme {flamage} or {flood}ing, but sometimes used at the chop's whim. Compare {gun}. [{Jargon File}]