Word: kick Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English kyken (“to strike out with the foot”), from Old Norse kikna (“to sink at the knees”) and keikja (“to bend backwards”) (compare Old Norse keikr (“bent backwards, the belly jutting forward”)), from Proto-Germanic *kaikaz (“bent backwards”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *kī-, *kij- (“to split, dodge, swerve sidewards”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeyH- (“to sprout, shoot”). Compare also Dutch kijken (“to look”), Middle Low German kīken (“to look, watch”). See keek. Pronunciation: /kɪk/, [kʰɪk] 1. A hit or strike with the leg, foot or knee. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A kick to the knee. Example: A kick of his boot-heel sent the door flying into the room. 2. The action of swinging a foot or leg. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The ballerina did a high kick and a leap. 3. The action of swinging a foot or leg. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: These boys all use a kick similar to the kick presented here however, in some cases it is less modified than in others. 4. Something that tickles the fancy; something fun or amusing; a pleasure; a thrill. Labels: colloquial, countable, uncountable Example: I finally saw the show. What a kick! Example: I think I sprained something on my latest exercise kick. 5. The removal of a person from an online activity. Labels: Internet, countable, uncountable 6. The act of restarting or resetting a watchdog timer. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. Any bucking motion of an object that lacks legs or feet. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: The car had a nasty kick the whole way. Example: The pool ball took a wild kick, up off the table. 8. A pungent or spicy flavour; piquancy. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Add a little cascabel pepper to ordinary tomato sauce to give it a kick. Example: For extra kick, hollow out a lime, float it on top of the drink, and fill it with tequila. 9. A stimulation provided by an intoxicating substance. Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A pass played by kicking with the foot. Labels: countable, uncountable 11. The distance traveled by kicking the ball. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: a long kick up the field. 12. The recoil of a gun. Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A pocket. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable Example: Some nights I’d try my luck in the crap game and wind up with a grand or more in my kick. Example: Her mind couldn’t lose sight of […]the bloodied nickel plated pistol Angie had in his kick. 14. An increase in speed in the final part of a running race. Labels: countable, uncountable 15. Synonym of kicker (“backlight positioned at an angle”). Labels: countable, uncountable 16. Sixpence. Labels: UK, colloquial, countable, dated, historical, uncountable Example: Two and a kick—two shillings and a kick. Example: That's the stuff that will do the trick / Sold at every chemist for one and a kick 17. A shoe. Labels: colloquial, countable, uncountable Example: All the other kids with the pumped up kicks / You better run, better run, outrun my gun 18. Clipping of kickdrum; a 808. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable