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kick



I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a match kicks off (=it starts)
The match kicks off at 3.30 pm.
alive and kicking
The sport is still very much alive and kicking in this country.
break/kick a habit (=stop doing something that is bad for you)
I’ve smoked for years, but I really want to kick the habit.
free kick
kick a ball
Greg kicked the ball upfield to Will.
kick a penalty (=in rugby)
Jon Bland kicked a penalty to make it 6–3.
kick your shoes off (=take them off by moving your legs)
Maria kicked off her shoes and sat down.
penalty kick
place kick
pull/kick/slam sth shut
He pulled the trapdoor shut over his head.
stab/beat/kick sb to death
He was stabbed to death in an attack outside his home.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
ADVERB
around
Throughout all of this Manchester United has been kicked around like a football.
He believed they understood what it was like to be kicked around by white men.
For a guy like me to hang around kicking his heels ain't natural.
Being kicked around can be a real eye opener.
Children whom everyone was too exhausted to stop were kicking around an empty fizzy-drink can.
Civic promotion is an idea that had been kicked around before.
Journalists have always had inflight magazines to kick around.
back
Trent spun as he dropped, right leg kicking back.
The bowing, the way he twirls and tosses the instrument, the way he kicks back his head.
Almost immediately it became clear that the river was kicking back at the abuse it was receiving.
One strength of MusicTeller is its ability to kick back a commission to the stores that choose to install it.
We have to be ready to sock them in the mouth, to kick back when they kick us.
So, hey, kick back.
On Saturdays, according to my datebook, I can kick back at 4: 45.
off
He tossed away the sketch, kicked off his sandals, then pulled off his socks and rolled up his trouser legs.
Safety adviser Vic Earle was on hand to present the equipment to the team before the season kicked off.
We can also kick off another session of questions about the job White is doing.
out
Immigration officials said other foreign journalists would also be kicked out of the country, but they did not give details.
Elizabeth and her children were kicked out of the Wartburg castle by the in-laws.
She kicked out, catching him on the wrist.
Others crouched on their haunches and kicked out their back legs behind them, like men carrying out a complex fitness programme.
But Ian Harte had to go after kicking out at Dennis Bergkamp two minutes before half-time.
Then they kicked out the hardened leg and let it fall on its face.
up
His bullet-stream pecked at the ground, kicking up little fountains of dust.
Women in white boots, short shorts and frilly cowgirl outfits kicked up their heels on it.
It might be partly because I didn't kick up a fuss when I lost the captaincy.
And off he went at a run, heels kicking up.
Guy's mouth kicked up at one corner in a wryly amused smile.
Scuffling feet kick up a fine powder that covers the children and everything else.
It's financial clout that counts or, failing that, kicking up a stink.
It will still contain plenty of business and mortgage borrowers to kick up a stink about base rates.
NOUN
ball
On the ball ... Bobby kicks soccer hopefuls into shape.
bucket
Jinny was so startled that she nearly kicked the bucket over.
Sometimes we were, some-times the drunk soldiers laughed as they kicked over our buckets.
If Primrose was in a black mood she would like as not kick the bucket over.
butt
While he spreads his malicious malpractice throughout time, you've been chosen to kick his butt.
They tease you with the 3 and kick your butt with the two.
Then we went out and they kicked our butts all over the court.
I was gon na kick his butt.
And this time, he aims to kick some earthling butt.
You learn from them by getting them to kick your butt.
We came back and kicked their butt.
football
Throughout all of this Manchester United has been kicked around like a football.
It's a natural activity; running, jumping, kicking footballs.
In the street Dexter watched three kids start to kick a football against a brick wall.
A few weeks before this same figure had been seen kicking a football with Romario.
He rounded a corner, passing three children kicking a football back and forth across the road.
If they beat Halifax, then the Yorkshire side are kicked out of the football league.
Philip watched as the wigwam boy kicked a football at the snowman.
goal
But Wasps pegged away and when Ashurst was careless with his feet, Pilgrim kicked the penalty goal.
Gary Anderson kicked a 46-yard field goal to put the 49ers up, 20-7, one minute before halftime.
The first three times they got inside the Saints' 20-yard line, Jeff Wilkins kicked field goals.
Schofield kicked his third goal and the side threatened with relegation after only three victories was looking unstoppable.
Wilkins kicked a 35-yard field goal.
Gloucester were offside at the ruck and Barnes kicked the goal.
habit
But knowing is not doing, and many people find it well nigh impossible to kick the habit.
A: Not unless you plan on kicking the movie habit.
Once the motivation to stop arises, it is not so difficult to kick the habit.
Do I have tolerance for a crack addict who does little to kick the habit?
There too a twenty year old who has managed to kick a habit that was leading him down a dangerous path.
After finally getting her to the hospital, the guys resolve to kick the habit.
Wally Reid was actually keen to kick the habit.
Men, however, do not tend to kick the tobacco habit.
heel
Masha, in a comfortable chair, kicked off her high heels and drew her legs under her flower-patterned skirt.
She deserves to kick up her heels.
That has set Crosby into conflict with Murray and left Armstrong kicking his heels instead of a football.
Women in white boots, short shorts and frilly cowgirl outfits kicked up their heels on it.
My son, I began to fear, was still kicking his heels on a fog-bound airport in Birmingham.
For a guy like me to hang around kicking his heels ain't natural.
But perhaps you too are kicking up your heels elsewhere by now.
BThey kicked up their heels, spun, twirled and got down till dawn.
leg
This is done as he lifts his rear leg to kick the attacker.
The townspeople pulled at his arms and legs, twisting, kicking, punching.
Skip, crossing one leg in front and kicking the other leg out to the side.
Alternate legs, kicking them as high as possible.
She fell and lay there on the floor, her legs kicking impotently.
Trent spun as he dropped, right leg kicking back.
Skip, crossing over legs in front and kicking them as high as possible to either side.
shoe
I kicked off my shoes and changed clothes.
Jack is down and so is Fogarty, so put on your kicking shoes, folks.
While Oliver was out of the room she abandoned her chair for the couch, kicked off her shoes and curled up.
On the train they stay in their seats, kick their heavy shoes off, and sleep.
To leave the ever-present tension of Great Meadow was like shedding stiff, formal clothes or kicking off pinching shoes.
I took a couple of Tylenol with codeine, kicked my shoes off, and crawled into the folds of my quilt.
Jack had kicked off his shoe beneath the table and as they ate his bare foot had lain between Polly's legs.
White kicked off her shoes and the audience howled, for under her fishnet stockings were toes stuck with corn plasters.
VERB
try
I try to kick away but can not move my feet.
One was trying to kick his way into this flat.
She tried to kick him, but he only grinned more widely.
He tried to kick his legs free, but their grips were firm and his efforts made them laugh even louder.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
beat/kick etc the shit out of sb
I had to pretend, because he was beating the shit out of me.
Like in the Teamsters, where they beat the shit out of people in parking lots.
cause/kick up/make etc a stink
It's financial clout that counts or, failing that, kicking up a stink.
It's for your protection, so that you have the union behind you if Mellowes kicks up a stink.
It will still contain plenty of business and mortgage borrowers to kick up a stink about base rates.
kick out the jams
kick/hit a man when he's down
make a fuss/kick up a fuss (about sth)
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
He was dragged kicking and screaming into a waiting police car.
I could feel the baby kicking inside me.
One boy lay on the floor, kicking and screaming.
One of the gang kicked him in the stomach.
Some jerk was kicking the back of my seat the entire flight.
The boy behind me kept kicking my chair.
Who kicked the ball over the fence?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
And if you gave them any grief at all, they said they would just kick her out.
He believed they understood what it was like to be kicked around by white men.
He just kept right on kicking Pikey, and Pikey kept right on taking it.
Men, however, do not tend to kick the tobacco habit.
Michael kicked him in the back, the force of the blow sending Tommy across the dirt-strewn floor.
Next came his three younger sisters whom he began to terrorise - biting, kicking and scratching them.
That means sales of anywhere from 10, 000 to 30, 000 copies are needed before profits kick in.
They retailed around £38-£45, depending on the model, and for sound kicked the shit out of my Levin.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
ADJECTIVE
free
Lee King floated home a simple free kick for the third on 29 minutes.
I ve seen a few free kicks on the Glory Years.
Refereee Kevin Breen ordered a Chester free kick to be retaken after 35 minutes when Coughlin failed to retreat 10 yards.
The visitors were awarded a free-kick more than 30 yards out.
Wright knocked the free kick head high across goal and Wilkinson escaped his marker to nod home at the far post.
Keeper Sansome blocked the free kick but Gee hammered in the rebound.
Another free kick was almost a repeat of the Wimbledon one, only approx 4 inches wide.
This time Stewart ran in unmarked at the far post to score with a downward header from Jan Molby's free kick.
real
I get a real kick out of it and thoroughly enjoy doing it.
But our real kick came at the end of the film when the lights went up.
NOUN
corner
The Hibs defence, moving out after a corner kick, left Robertson completely clear on the left.
The win featured a 15-yard bicycle-kick by Hayden Brown off a deflected corner kick.
penalty
It was undeniably dead. perhaps it had been stunned by a penalty kick from a crack centre-forward.
As it is, a penalty kick at goal can take up to two minutes out of the match.
It should be pointed out that a deliberate knock-on can still be penalised by a penalty kick.
Laws 26.2a states that any law which is wilfully broken can lead to a penalty kick.
It may be that Gary McAllister simply made a mess of his penalty kick.
He hit the right post with a penalty kick and the ball bounced almost square to the left.
After fooling Knight with his now-customary shuffle, he screwed the penalty kick embarrassingly wide.
spot
But Marshall's spot kick was well saved by keeper Bobby Mimms.
But Sheffield, who had survived two spot kick claims against goalkeeper Alan Kelly and full-back Ward, simply redoubled their efforts.
Candlish's spot kick was well saved by Prentice but Loughery followed up to blast the rebound into the net.
Unfortunately for the visitors assistant manager Jim Duffy blasted the resultant spot kick over the bar.
Demmollari took the spot kick, Wright parried and substitute Tlis Shulkai headed over the rebound.
Ullathorne was booked for dissent and Wright coolly converted the spot kick himself.
But Blackburn's £1.1 million striker fired his spot kick high and wide.
VERB
aim
He aimed a hefty kick at the door, and there was a splintering sound as wood gave way to metal.
Had to strike him hard and step back, aiming a kick to the stomach to disable him.
Walsh received his marching orders 75 seconds into the second half after aiming a kick at Lucchese's Roberto Marta.
He threw the sweater to the ground as he walked away, and aimed a kick at it.
Also train on the punch bag, aiming your kicks as high as you can and reaching as far as possible.
In the vacant dark Jezrael aimed another kick, blindly.
Rincewind aimed a kick at it, and missed.
deliver
Fox delivered an angled kick caught by Ieuan Evans, who was instantly wrapped up by Bunce.
He delivered a karate kick to Christopher's face.
He delivered a great kick backwards at Terry Place's shins, the edge of his boots like iron.
take
Barnes put the Lions in front before Hastings took over the kicks after the interval.
Anthony should be higher cos he takes free kicks.
Coming through the door off - balance, taking the deflected kick - he'd absorbed that.
Demmollari took the spot kick, Wright parried and substitute Tlis Shulkai headed over the rebound.
I take a kick at him.
Sutter took the kick himself and Adrian Knup rose unchallenged to head down and past the stranded Goram.
He even tries to look cool when taking his free kick.
He takes a quick kick dead straight towards goal ... which shearer runs on to and scores.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
beat/kick etc the shit out of sb
I had to pretend, because he was beating the shit out of me.
Like in the Teamsters, where they beat the shit out of people in parking lots.
cause/kick up/make etc a stink
It's financial clout that counts or, failing that, kicking up a stink.
It's for your protection, so that you have the union behind you if Mellowes kicks up a stink.
It will still contain plenty of business and mortgage borrowers to kick up a stink about base rates.
drag sb kicking and screaming into sth
Mim will have to be dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century.
haul off and hit/punch/kick sb
kick out the jams
kick/hit a man when he's down
make a fuss/kick up a fuss (about sth)
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
And what a tremendous kick that was - straight into the goal from 200 yards.
Bahr's kick went just to the left of the goal post.
One karate kick can kill someone.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
Andy Stevenson's powerful strike as half time approached was followed by an injury time free kick from Ian Helliwell.
As it is, a penalty kick at goal can take up to two minutes out of the match.
It may be that Gary McAllister simply made a mess of his penalty kick.
Newry clinched the points with almost the last kick of the game, Ralph scoring after sub Gary Hughes put him clear.
So Muster gave it a swift karate kick.
The length of time you hold it down determines the strength of the kick.

kick

I. kick1 S2 W3 /kɪk/ verb [INTRANSITIVE AND TRANSITIVE]
1. to hit something with your foot
kick something down/over/around etc
  ▪ Billy was kicking a ball around the yard.
  ▪ The police kicked the door down.
kick somebody in the stomach/face/shin etc
  ▪ There was a scuffle and he kicked me in the stomach.

2. to move your legs as if you were kicking something:
  ▪ He kicked off his shoes and lay back on the bed.
  ▪ a row of dancers kicking their legs in the air
  ▪ A horse trotted past, kicking up dust from the road.

3. kick yourself
spoken used to say that you are annoyed with yourself because you have done something silly, made a mistake etc:
  ▪ You’ll kick yourself when I tell you the answer.
  ▪ United will be kicking themselves for missing several chances.

4. kick the habit
to stop doing something that is a harmful habit, such as smoking, taking drugs etc:
  ▪ The scheme helps smokers to kick the habit.

5. kick somebody when they are down
to criticize or attack someone who is already in a weak or difficult position:
  ▪ The media can’t resist kicking a man when he’s down.

6. kick somebody in the teeth
(also kick somebody in the stomach/pants American English) informal to disappoint someone or treat them badly at a time when they need help:
  ▪ We all have times when life kicks us in the teeth.

7. kick sb’s ass/butt
American English informal not polite to punish or defeat someone:
  ▪ We’re gonna kick San Francisco’s ass good tonight.

8. kick ass
American English informal not polite used to say that someone or something is very good or impressive:
  ▪ Tucson pop band Shoebomb kick some serious ass.

9. kick your heels
British English to waste time waiting for something:
  ▪ We were left kicking our heels for half the day.

10. kick up your heels
to enjoy yourself a lot at a party, event etc:
  ▪ The charity ball is a chance to kick up your heels and help a good cause.

11. kick something into touch
British English informal to stop a plan or project before it is completed:
  ▪ A hitch resulted in the deal being kicked firmly into touch.

12. kick up a fuss/stink/row
informal to complain loudly about something:
  ▪ Won’t he kick up a fuss when he discovers they’re missing?

13. kicking and screaming
protesting violently or being very unwilling to do something:
  ▪ The London Stock Exchange was dragged kicking and screaming into the 20th century.

14. kick the shit out of somebody
informal not polite to hurt someone very badly by kicking them many times

15. kick against the pricks
British English informal to hurt or damage yourself by trying to change something that cannot be changed

16. kick somebody upstairs
to move someone to a new job that seems to be more important than their last one, but that actually gives them less influence

17. be kicking (it)
American English spoken to be relaxing and having a good time:
  ▪ I was just kicking with my buddies.

18. be kicking it
American English spoken to be having a romantic or sexual relationship with someone
be kicking it with
  ▪ My sources say that she was kicking it with Thomas while she was on tour.

19. kick over the traces
British English old-fashioned to start behaving badly by refusing to accept any control or rules

20. kick the bucket
old-fashioned to die – used humorously
kick (out) against something phrasal verb
to react strongly against something:
  ▪ She has kicked out against authority all her life.
kick around phrasal verb
1. kick something around
to think about or discuss an idea before making a decision:
  ▪ We kicked that suggestion around and in the end decided to go ahead.

2. kick somebody around
to treat someone badly and unfairly:
  ▪ I have my pride, you know. They can’t kick me around.

3. kick around (something)
to be in a place doing things, but without any firm plans SYN knock around:
  ▪ He kicked around India for a few months.

4. to be left in a place untidily or forgotten:
  ▪ There’s a copy of the report kicking around somewhere.
kick back phrasal verb American English
to relax:
  ▪ Your waitress will take your order while you kick back and enjoy the game.
kick in phrasal verb
1. informal to start or to begin to have an effect:
  ▪ The storm is expected to kick in shortly after sunrise.
  ▪ The painkillers kicked in and he became sleepy.

2. kick in (something)
to join with others in giving money or help SYN chip in:
  ▪ Bill never wants to kick in.
  ▪ We were each asked to kick in 50 cents toward the cost.

3. kick sb’s head/face/teeth in
to injure someone badly by kicking them:
  ▪ He threatened to come round and kick my head in.

4. kick a door in
to kick a locked door so hard that it breaks open:
  ▪ We had to get the police to kick the door in.
kick off phrasal verb
1. if a meeting, event, or a football game kicks off, it starts:
  ▪ What time does the laser show kick off?
  ▪ The match kicks off at noon.
kick off with
  ▪ The series kicked off with an interview with Brando.

2. informal if you kick off a discussion, meeting, event etc, you start it:
  ▪ OK Marion, would you care to kick off?
kick something ↔ off (with something)
  ▪ I’m going to kick off today’s meeting with a few remarks about the budget.

3. kick somebody off something
informal to remove someone from a team or group:
  ▪ Joe was kicked off the committee for stealing funds.

4. American English informal to die

5. British English spoken if a fight kicks off, people start fighting:
  ▪ I think it might kick off in here with all these football fans around.
kick somebody ↔ out phrasal verb
to make someone leave a place, job etc SYN throw out:
  ▪ Bernard’s wife kicked him out.
kick somebody ↔ out of
  ▪ He was kicked out of the golf club.

II. kick2 S3 noun [COUNTABLE]
1. a movement of your foot or leg, usually to hit something with your foot:
  ▪ Brazil scored with the last kick of the match.
  ▪ Rory aimed a kick at her leg and missed.
  ▪ kung fu kicks
  ▪ If the door won’t open, just give it a good kick.

2. the act of kicking the ball in a sports game such as football, or the ball that is kicked and the direction it goes in:
  ▪ Benjamin struck a post with an overhead kick.
free/penalty kick (=an opportunity, allowed by the rules, for a player in one team to kick the ball without being stopped by the other team)
  ▪ Pearce came forward to take the free kick.

3. something that you enjoy because it is exciting SYN thrill
get a kick out of/from (doing) something
  ▪ Gerald gets a kick out of dressing as a woman.
give somebody a kick
  ▪ It gives her a kick to get you into trouble.
do something (just) for kicks
  ▪ She used to steal from shops for kicks.

4. a kick up the arse/backside/pants etc
informal criticism or strong encouragement to make someone do something they should have done:
  ▪ What Phil needs is a good kick up the arse.

5. a kick in the teeth
informal something that is very disappointing or upsetting that happens when you need support:
  ▪ This broken promise is a real kick in the teeth for our fans.

6. a kick
informal used to talk about the strong effect of a drink or drug or the strong taste that some food has:
  ▪ The wine had a real kick.
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COLLOCATIONS
verbs
give something a kick
  ▪ The door was stuck; he gave it a kick.
get a kick
  ▪ He got a kick on the ankles from Anne.
aim a kick at somebody/something
  ▪ Lifting her foot, she aimed a kick at her brother.
adjectives
a good kick (=a strong kick)
  ▪ The only way to make the drinks dispenser work is to give it a good kick.
a hard kick
  ▪ A hard kick to the knee could cause a lot of damage.
a high kick (=when someone raises their foot high into the air)
  ▪ The dance routine was full of high kicks.

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