1. The act of delivering a blow with the foot
   "the team's kicking was excellent";
   - kick, boot [informal]
    
2. A rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics
   "the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him";
   - kick

1. Strike with the foot
   "Kick the door down"; "The boy kicked the dog"
    
2. (sport) drive or propel with the foot
   "The soccer player kicked the ball into the goal"
    
3. (football) make a goal
   "He kicked the extra point after touchdown"
    
4. Kick a leg up
   "The dancer kicked her leg high in the air"
    
5. Spring back, as from a forceful thrust
   "The gun kicked back into my shoulder";
   - kick back, recoil
    
6. [informal] Stop consuming
   "kick a habit";
   - give up
    
7. [informal] Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
   "She has a lot to kick about";
   - complain, plain [archaic], sound off, kvetch [N. Amer, informal], moan

Derived forms: kickings

See also: boot out [informal], kick down, kick up

Type of: blow, bounce, bound, dance, dispense with, express, forego, foreswear, forgo, give tongue to, hit, impel, motility, motion, move, movement, propel, rack up, rebound, recoil, relinquish, resile, reverberate, ricochet, score, spring, tally, trip the light fantastic [archaic], trip the light fantastic toe [archaic], utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize, waive

Encyclopedia: Kicking, Austria