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1. (sport) drive or propel with the foot
    
2. Strike with the foot
   "The boy kicked the dog"; "Kick the door down"
    
3. Kick a leg up
    
4. Spring back, as from a forceful thrust
   "The gun kicked back into my shoulder";
   - kick back, recoil
    
5. Stop consuming
   "kick a habit";
   - give up
    
6. (football) make a goal
   "He kicked the extra point after touchdown"
    
7. Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
   "She has a lot to kick about";
   - complain, plain [archaic], sound off, quetch, kvetch [N. Amer], moan

1. The act of delivering a blow with the foot
   "he gave the ball a powerful kick";
   - boot, kicking
    
2. A sudden pleasurable excitement
   "he does it for kicks";
   - bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill
    
3. The backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
   - recoil
    
4. A complaint; the act of complaining
   - gripe, beef, bitch, squawk
    
5. The sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs)
   "a sidecar is a smooth drink but it has a powerful kick"
    
6. A rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics
   "the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements";
   - kicking

Derived forms: kicked, kicking, kicks

See also: kick in, kick out, kick up

Type of: blow, bounce, bound, dance, dispense with, excitement, exhilaration, forego, foreswear, forgo, hit, impel, input, motility, motion, move, movement, objection, propel, rack up, rebound, recoil, relinquish, resile, reverberate, ricochet, score, spring, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus, take a hop, tally, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, waive

Encyclopedia: Kick, Raoul, la moto, les jeunes et les autres