English
Pronunciation
Transitive verb
to kick (kicking, kicked)
- To strike or hit with the foot or leg.
- Did you kick your brother?
- (followed by a preposition) To direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg.
- Kick the ball into the goal.
Translations
strike with the foot or leg
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- lovi
- Spanish: dar una patada a, dar un puntapié a, patear
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direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg
- French: faire + verb phrase + en lui donnant un coup de pied
- Kick the ball into the goal — Faites entrer le ballon dans le but en lui donnant un coup de pied
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Intransitive verb
- to swing or raise a foot or leg
- The dancers kicked and spun.
Translations
Noun
- A hit or strike with the leg or foot.
- a kick to the knee
- The action of swinging a foot or leg.
- a high kick and a leap
- (colloquial) Something that tickles the fancy; something fun or amusing.
- I finally saw the show. What a kick!
- I Get a Kick Out of You — title of song by Cole Porter
- a habit, phase, or intense but passing interest
- I think I sprained something on my latest exercise kick.
Translations
hit or strike with the leg or foot
- Catalan: cop de peu m, puntada de peu f
- Dutch: schop , stamp m (Belgium)
- French: coup de pied m
- Hebrew: בעיטה f
- Italian: calcio m, piedata f, colpo di piede m
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- Spanish: patada f, puntapié m
- Urdu: لات
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action of swinging a foot or leg
colloquial: something fun or amusing
Adjective
- (in drumming) Pertaining to the foot, activated by a pedal, usually where a hit is caused by a pedal, as in kick-drum, double-kick, etc..
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