Word Finder - kick

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A hit or strike with the leg, foot or knee.

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A kick to the knee.

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The action of swinging a foot or leg.

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The ballerina did a high kick and a leap.

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Something that tickles the fancy; something fun or amusing.

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I finally saw the show. What a kick!

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The removal of a person from an online activity.

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Any bucking motion of an object that lacks legs or feet.

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The car had a nasty kick the whole way.

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Piquancy.

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A stimulation provided by an intoxicating substance.

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A pass played by kicking with the foot.

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The distance traveled by kicking the ball.

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a long kick up the field.

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A recoil of a gun.

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Pocket.

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An increase in speed in the final part of a running race.

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To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.

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Did you kick your brother?

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To make a sharp jerking movement of the leg, as to strike something.

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He enjoyed the simple pleasure of watching the kickline kick.

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To direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg.

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Kick the ball into the goal.

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(with "off" or "out") To eject summarily.

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To forcibly remove a participant from an online activity.

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He was kicked by ChanServ for flooding.

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To overcome (a bothersome or difficult issue or obstacle); to free oneself of (a problem).

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I still smoke, but they keep telling me to kick the habit.

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To move or push suddenly and violently.

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He was kicked sideways by the force of the blast.

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(of a firearm) To recoil; to push by recoiling.

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To attack (a piece) in order to force it to move.

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To accelerate quickly with a few pedal strokes in an effort to break away from other riders.

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Contador kicks again to try to rid himself of Rasmussen.

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To show opposition or resistance.

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To work a press by impact of the foot on a treadle.

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One who kicks.

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One who takes kicks.

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The kicking strap.

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An outboard motor.

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An unexpected situation, detail or circumstance, often unpleasant.

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John wants to climb the wall, but the kicker is that it is thirty feet tall.

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An enticement for investors, e.g. warranty added to the investment contract.

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An unpaired card which is part of a pair, two pair, or three of a kind poker hand.

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Jill's hand was two pair, aces and sevens, with a king kicker.

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Small text above a headline that indicates the topic of the story.

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The last one or two paragraphs of a story.

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A lighthearted or humorous item used to round off a news broadcast.

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A device that periodically displaces a newspaper from the print production line, to aid in gathering the newspapers into fixed-size bundles.

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A launch ramp.

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The fermenting mass of fruit that is the basis of pruno, or "prison wine".

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• motor

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A relaxed party.

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• kickback

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A backlight positioned at an angle.

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• kick

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A particular type of Texan who is associated with country/western attire, attitudes and/or philosophy.

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An introduction; something that leads into the beginning of something.

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After the long lead-in, the climax of the story was a disappointment.

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A region of data at the beginning of a compact disc, holding the table of contents.

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A short phrase that begins the caption of a photograph.

I like to kick my large ball.

Finding it locked, she began to kick and scream all over again.

Yes, there is a way to kick you out of your position.

They're not going to kick us out.

Sarah sat up taller in her chair and tried to kick him.

Maybe what I needed was someone to kick me to my feet.

An arcing kick forced him to release her.

It gets tedious, but I get a kick out of doing it that way.

Well isn't that a kick in the ass... all right, let's move on… how freaking strong are you?

He was like a boarder, or maybe the visiting brother-in-law you want to kick out but don't know how.

We've got some base­ball to play tomorrow; some butt to kick and we're counting on you!

He won't let anything happen to you, even if he'll still kick my ass for trying to help.

We'll kick it up old school.

You won't kick me out?

Right now, Xander is getting ready to kick my ass.

No, we'll just kick him out again.

He ducked a fist and maneuvered around a kick, snatching the intruder's body and shoving it into the wall.

He twisted it and unleashed a kick that knocked his opponent off his feet and sent the sword flying.

Jenn sensed the next vamp charge her and spun, burying her knife in the neck of the nearest before she lashed out with a kick at the next.

A fist caught Jule in the mouth and a kick sent him sprawling.

She gasped, pain ripping through her as a kick landed in her stomach.

He had risen in the arms of beautiful women, after nights on the town when headaches would make you scream for mercy, and on a fifth-grade morning when Frankie Cataldo had bragged to the world he would kick the shit out of David Dean.

Her knife found the shoulder of one vamp before a kick slammed her against the wall.

If I let you kick my ass, will you forgive me?

I know, but it's one you need to kick.

He died in Mexico, from the kick of a horse he was breaking in, on the 7th of February 1692.

A second pencil electrically connected to a clock traces a time line on the diagram with a kick at every thirty seconds.

They possess stout limbs, with which they kick in front, and have the inner toe armed with a long powerful claw.

Don't get on that kick about how ugly you are.

Kick Boxing A Thai martial art, in which a boxing bag receives the brunt of your ill will.

Mr Robson is a " liberal do-gooder " and the school needs a kick up the backside in his opinion.

Kate Moss has checked herself into rehab in a bid to kick her cocaine addiction.

Marco 's excellent kick was unlucky to hit the upright.

Then he flung over a cliff the wicked Sciron, who used to kick his guests into the sea, while perforce they washed his feet.

But it was not yet safe to kick up heels in face of the dying lion.

In 1368 he was created earl of Carrick, and he took some part in the government of the kingdom until about 1387, when he was disabled by the kick of a horse.

She made herself scarce at first, as if believing if she weren't noticed, no one could kick her out.

I want to kick the crap out of you for dragging me out of bed!

A neat sequence of link up play on the left midfield resulted in the Dutch having to concede a free kick 30 yards out.

Charr is doing a kick ass job, carrying on from the late great Dan Damage, who sadly passed away on July 2004.

At 11m I managed to kick and get beck to sub 6m 30 pace.

The ponies are still bickering over night and Jack has a kick on his hind leg, but nothing too serious.

A worthy opponent is waiting in the wings, the tough gritty Polish kick boxer Robert Nowak.

Programs were varied even kick boxing with our travel partners.

Join a martial arts or a kick boxing class.

A pat on the back is only a few centimeters from a kick up the ass.

His legs kick under the table while his eyes dart around at the different posters on the wall.

With a full squad to choose from, the coaching team were faced with a selection dilemma prior to kick off.

The midfield dominated from the first kick and never let Bingham get a foothold in the game.

A desperate kick downfield by Matt Gilks was headed on by Alan Goodall for the little striker.