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- US Pronunciation
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- [kik uh-round]
- /kɪk əˈraʊnd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kik uh-round]
- /kɪk əˈraʊnd/
Definitions of kick around words
- verb with object kick around to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins. 1
- verb with object kick around to drive, force, make, etc., by or as if by kicks. 1
- verb with object kick around Football. to score (a field goal or a conversion) by place-kicking or drop-kicking the ball. 1
- verb with object kick around Informal. to make (a car) increase in speed, especially in auto racing: He kicked his car into high gear. 1
- verb with object kick around to strike in recoiling: The gun kicked his shoulder. 1
- verb with object kick around Slang. to give up or break (a drug addiction): Has he kicked the habit? 1
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Origin of kick around
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English kiken (v.); origin uncertain
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Kick around
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
kick around popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
kick around usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for kick around
verb kick around
- resolve — to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something): I have resolved that I shall live to the full.
- consider — If you consider a person or thing to be something, you have the opinion that this is what they are.
- study — a room, in a house or other building, set apart for private study, reading, writing, or the like.
- inspect — to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically: to inspect every part of the motor.
- investigate — to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
Antonyms for kick around
verb kick around
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
- synthesize — to form (a material or abstract entity) by combining parts or elements (opposed to analyze): to synthesize a statement.
- forget — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
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