Kick , n.
1. A blow with the foot
or feet; a striking or thrust with the foot.
A kick, that scarce would move a
horse,
May kill a sound
divine.
Cowper.
2. The projection on the tang of the blade of
a pocket knife, which prevents the edge of the blade from striking the spring. See Illust. of Pocketknife.
3.
(Brickmaking) A projection in a mold, to form a depression in the surface of the brick.
4. The recoil of
a musket or
other firearm, when discharged.
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.
I should kick, being kicked.
Shak.
2. To recoil; -- said of a musket, cannon, etc.
Kick (k&ibreve;k),
v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kicked (k&ibreve;kt); 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]
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