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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  kick in
       v 1: enter a particular state; "Laziness set in"; "After a few
            moments, the effects of the drug kicked in" [syn: set
            in]
       2: contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office" [syn: contribute,
           give, chip in]
       3: open violently; "kick in the doors" [syn: kick down]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  kick in
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To kick or strike so as to cause the object
  struck to collapse or fall inwards.
     2 (lb en transitive slang) To kick or strike (a person); to beat up
     3 (lb en intransitive idiomatic) To start, connect, or take effect,
  especially in a sudden way.
     4 (lb en transitive and intransitive idiomatic) To contribute,
  especially to a collection of money.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  kick in
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To kick or strike so as to cause the object
  struck to collapse or fall inwards.
     2 (lb en transitive slang) To kick or strike (a person); to beat up
     3 (lb en intransitive idiomatic) To start, connect, or take effect,
  especially in a sudden way.
     4 (lb en transitive and intransitive idiomatic) To contribute,
  especially to a collection of money.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  kick in
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To kick or strike so as to cause the object
  struck to collapse or fall inwards.
     2 (lb en transitive slang) To kick or strike (a person); to beat up
     3 (lb en intransitive idiomatic) To start, connect, or take effect,
  especially in a sudden way.
     4 (lb en transitive and intransitive idiomatic) To contribute,
  especially to a collection of money.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  kick in
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To kick or strike so as to cause the object
  struck to collapse or fall inwards.
     2 (lb en transitive slang) To kick or strike (a person); to beat up
     3 (lb en intransitive idiomatic) To start, connect, or take effect,
  especially in a sudden way.
     4 (lb en transitive and intransitive idiomatic) To contribute,
  especially to a collection of money.

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  kick in /kˈɪk ˈɪn/ 
  rozkopnout

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  kick in /kˈɪk ˈɪn/
   [coll.] einsetzen, eintreten , sich bemerkbar machen 
        "The storm is expected to kick in in the evening."  - Der Sturm wird voraussichtlich am Abend einsetzen.
        "Side effects can come on/kick in at different times."  - Nebenwirkungen können zu verschiedenen Zeiten eintreten.
        "The reform will kick in later this year."  - Die Reform wird Ende des Jahres in Kraft treten.
     Synonym: come on
  
   see: coming on, kicking in, come on, kicked in
  
           Note: begin to take effect

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  kick in /kˈɪk ˈɪn/ 
  1. kaivaa kuvetta, lahjoittaa
  To contribute, especially to a collection of money
  2. potkaista sisään
  To kick or strike so as to cause the object struck to collapse or fall inwards
  3. alkaa käydä, alkaa vaikuttaa
  To start or connect suddenly

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  41 Moby Thesaurus words for "kick in":
     buy it, cash in, check in, check out, chip in, come, come across,
     come across with, come down with, come through with, contribute,
     contribute to, cough up, croak, donate to, drop off, fork over,
     gift, gift with, give to, go west, grease the palm, have it,
     kick off, kick the bucket, knock off, lay on one, pass out,
     peg out, pipe off, pledge, plunk down, pony up, pop off, post,
     shove off, step off, stump up, subscribe, sweeten the kitty,
     tickle the palm
  
  

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     捐献,捐款;死

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