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kick

  • verb
  • kĭk

To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.

Example

“Did you kick your brother?”

Other meanings

  1. To make a sharp jerking movement of the leg, as to strike something.

    “He enjoyed the simple pleasure of watching the kickline kick.”

  2. To direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg.

    “Kick the ball into the goal.”

Example sentences

  • “Don't kick the cat.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Old Norse "kikna" (to sink at the knees).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “kick” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.