GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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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.
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I should kick, being kicked. Shak.
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2. To recoil; -- said of a musket, cannon, etc.; also called kick back.
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3. (Football) To make a kick as an offensive play.
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4. To complain strenuously; to object vigorously.
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5. To resist.
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kick back (?), v. i. To recoil; -- of guns and machines.
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kick back (?), v. t. To pay (a kickback); as, “they kicked back five percent of the sales price”.
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