kick

v

1.Sl. boot, Obs. foot, kick away; Football. punt, drop-kick, place-kick; (all of the foot) strike, hit, tap; propel, push, shove.

2. recoil, backlash, react; spring back, rebound, resile, bounce back, snap back; kick back, fly back, return, come back.

3.Informal. resist, oppose, recalcitrate, protest, remonstrate, object; complain, moan, groan, grumble, grouch, Inf. grouse, Sl. beef, Inf. gripe, Sl. bitch.

4. kick around

Slang. a. abuse, misuse, maltreat, mistreat, treat badly, walk all over, push around.b. discuss, talk over, debate, moot, bandy words, Sl. hash over, argue the pros and cons, go over, thresh out or over.

5. kick in

Slang. contribute, give, put in, Inf. chip in, Sl. shell out, Inf. fork out; produce, pay or pay up, Inf. ante up, hand over, Sl. cough up, come up or through with.

6. kick off

a.Slang. die, Sl. kick the bucket, Sl. kick, pass away or on, give up the ghost.b.Informal. initiate, start, begin, start the ball rolling, break ground, lay the first stone.

7. kick out

Informal. eject, oust, expel, remove, Sl. give the bum's rush; get rid of, force out, thrust out, push out, Sl. boot out, Inf. throw out or out on one's ear, toss out, turn out; dismiss, discharge, show the door, Sl. give the gate, send packing, send about one's business; fire, Sl. give the boot, give [s.o.] his walking papers or pink slip, Inf. give [s.o.] the ax, Sl. sack, Sl. can, Sl. bounce.

8. kick up

a. kick upward, drive upward, force upward, push upward.b. raise or make a fuss, cause a scene, make a row, create a disturbance, Inf. raise a ruckus, kick up a storm, Sl. raise Cain.

n

9. kick, boot; Football. punt, drop kick, place kick; (all of the foot) stroke, blow, hit, tap.

10. potency, strength, harshness, sharpness, pungency, piquancy; bite, nip, tang, spiciness, hotness, pepperiness; zip, zing, punch.

11. recoil, backlash, reaction, rebound, resilement, return.

12.Informal. objection, protest, protestation, remonstrance, remonstration, opposition, recalcitration; complaint, grievance, grumble, Inf. grouse, Sl. beef, Inf. gripe, Sl. bitch.

13. vigor, vim, energy, Inf. punch, vitality, life, bounce, Sl. snap; zest, enthusiasm, sparkle, vivacity, liveliness, verve, animation, Inf. ginger.

14.Slang. thrill, excitement, Sl. charge, U.S. Sl. rush, U.S. Sl. bang; enjoyment, pleasure, fun, amusement.