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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Kick \Kick\ (k[i^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kicked (k[i^]kt); p.
     pr. & vb. n. Kicking.] [W. cicio, fr. cic foot.]
     1. To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a
        horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He [Frederick the Great] kicked the shins of his
              judges.                               --Macaulay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To evict or remove from a place or position, usually with
        out or off; as, they kicked him off the staff; he was
        kicked out of the restaurant; the landlord kicked them out
        of the apartment for making too much noise.
        [PJC]
  
     3. (Sport) To score (goals or points) by kicking; as, they
        kicked three field goals in the game.
        [PJC]
  
     4. To discontinue; -- usually used of habitual activities;
        as, to kick a habit; he kicked his drug habit.
        [PJC]
  
     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]
  
     To kick oneself, to experience strong regret; as, he kicked
        himself for not investing in the stock market in 1995.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  kicking \kicking\ n.
     The act of delivering a blow with the foot.
  
     Syn: kick, boot.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     alive and kicking alive and vigorously active.
        [PJC]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Kick \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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  kicking
       n 1: a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or
            calisthenics; "the kick must be synchronized with the
            arm movements"; "the swimmer's kicking left a wake
            behind him" [syn: kick]
       2: the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the
          ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent"
          [syn: kick, boot]

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


  kicking
     a.
     1 (lb en slang) Terrific, great (of clothes) smart, fashionable.
     2 (lb en slang) alive, active (especially in the phrase ''alive and
  kicking'').
     3 (lb en slang of a party or event) Actively ongoing and enjoyable.
     alt.
     1 (lb en slang) Terrific, great (of clothes) smart, fashionable.
     2 (lb en slang) alive, active (especially in the phrase ''alive and
  kicking'').
     3 (lb en slang of a party or event) Actively ongoing and enjoyable.
     n.
     1 The action of the verb ''to kick''.
     2 A violent assault involving repeated kicks.
     3 (lb en slang) A great loss or defeat; licking.
     vb.
     (present participle of en kick nocat=1)

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


  kicking
     a.
     1 (lb en slang) Terrific, great (of clothes) smart, fashionable.
     2 (lb en slang) alive, active (especially in the phrase ''alive and
  kicking'').
     3 (lb en slang of a party or event) Actively ongoing and enjoyable.
     alt.
     1 (lb en slang) Terrific, great (of clothes) smart, fashionable.
     2 (lb en slang) alive, active (especially in the phrase ''alive and
  kicking'').
     3 (lb en slang of a party or event) Actively ongoing and enjoyable.
     n.
     1 The action of the verb ''to kick''.
     2 A violent assault involving repeated kicks.
     3 (lb en slang) A great loss or defeat; licking.
     vb.
     (present participle of en kick nocat=1)

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


  kicking
     a.
     1 (lb en slang) Terrific, great (of clothes) smart, fashionable.
     2 (lb en slang) alive, active (especially in the phrase ''alive and
  kicking'').
     3 (lb en slang of a party or event) Actively ongoing and enjoyable.
     alt.
     1 (lb en slang) Terrific, great (of clothes) smart, fashionable.
     2 (lb en slang) alive, active (especially in the phrase ''alive and
  kicking'').
     3 (lb en slang of a party or event) Actively ongoing and enjoyable.
     n.
     1 The action of the verb ''to kick''.
     2 A violent assault involving repeated kicks.
     3 (lb en slang) A great loss or defeat; licking.
     vb.
     (present participle of en kick nocat=1)

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


  kicking
     a.
     1 (lb en slang) Terrific, great (of clothes) smart, fashionable.
     2 (lb en slang) alive, active (especially in the phrase ''alive and
  kicking'').
     3 (lb en slang of a party or event) Actively ongoing and enjoyable.
     alt.
     1 (lb en slang) Terrific, great (of clothes) smart, fashionable.
     2 (lb en slang) alive, active (especially in the phrase ''alive and
  kicking'').
     3 (lb en slang of a party or event) Actively ongoing and enjoyable.
     n.
     1 The action of the verb ''to kick''.
     2 A violent assault involving repeated kicks.
     3 (lb en slang) A great loss or defeat; licking.
     vb.
     (present participle of en kick nocat=1)

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


  kicking
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm k ick ing)

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


  kicking
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en kick ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb kick)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Kicking /kˈɪkɪŋ/
  الرفس

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


  kicking /kˈɪkɪŋ/ 
  kopající