Kick (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kicred (#); p. pr. & vb. n. Kicking.] [W. cicio, fr. cic foot.]
To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.
He [Frederick the Great] kicked the shins of his judges.
Macaulay.
To kick the beam, to fit up and strike the beam; -- said of the lighter arm of a loaded balance; hence, to be found wanting in weight. Milton. -- To kick the bucket, to lose one's life; to die. [Colloq. & Low]
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Kick, v. i.
1.
To thrust out the foot or feet with violence; to strike out with the foot or feet, as in defense or in bad temper; esp., to strike backward, as a horse does, or to have a habit of doing so. Hence, figuratively: To show ugly resistance, opposition, or hostility; to spurn.
I should kick, being kicked.
Shak.
2.
To recoil; -- said of a musket, cannon, etc.
<-- also kicj back -->
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Kick, n.
1.
A blow with the foot or feet; a striking or thrust with the foot.
A kick, that scarce would more a horse,
May kill a sound divine.
Cowper.
2.
The projection on the tang of the blade of a pocket knife, which prevents the edge of the blade from striking the spring. See Illust. of Pocketknife.
3. Brickmaking
A projection in a mold, to form a depression in the surface of the brick.
4.
The recoil of a musket or other firearm, when discharged.
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