kick

Definitions

• (transitive) To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
• (intransitive) To make a sharp jerking movement of the leg, as to strike something.
• (transitive) To direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg.
• (with "off" or "out") To eject summarily.
• (Internet) To forcibly remove a participant from an online activity.
• (slang) To overcome (a bothersome or difficult issue or obstacle); to free oneself of (a problem).
• To move or push suddenly and violently.
• (of a firearm) To recoil; to push by recoiling.
• (chess) To attack (a piece) in order to force it to move.
• (cycling) To accelerate quickly with a few pedal strokes in an effort to break away from other riders.
• (intransitive) To show opposition or resistance.
• (printing) To work a press by impact of the foot on a treadle.