ALL meanings of kick-out
kick-out
K k - verb with object kick-out to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins. 1
- verb with object kick-out to drive, force, make, etc., by or as if by kicks. 1
- verb with object kick-out Football. to score (a field goal or a conversion) by place-kicking or drop-kicking the ball. 1
- verb with object kick-out Informal. to make (a car) increase in speed, especially in auto racing: He kicked his car into high gear. 1
- verb with object kick-out to strike in recoiling: The gun kicked his shoulder. 1
- verb with object kick-out Slang. to give up or break (a drug addiction): Has he kicked the habit? 1
- verb with object kick-out Poker. raise (def 24). 1
- verb with object kick-out Chiefly South Atlantic States. to reject as a suitor; jilt: He courted her for two years—then she kicked him. 1
- verb without object kick-out to make a rapid, forceful thrust with the foot or feet: He kicked at the ball. You have to kick rapidly when using a crawl stroke. 1
- verb without object kick-out to have a tendency to strike with the foot or feet: That horse kicks when you walk into his stall. 1
- verb without object kick-out Informal. to resist, object, or complain: What's he got to kick about? 1
- verb without object kick-out to recoil, as a firearm when fired. 1
- verb without object kick-out to be actively or vigorously involved: He's still alive and kicking. 1
- noun kick-out the act of kicking; a blow or thrust with the foot or feet. 1
- noun kick-out power or disposition to kick: That horse has a mean kick. 1
- noun kick-out Informal. an objection or complaint. 1
- noun kick-out Informal. thrill; pleasurable excitement: His biggest kick comes from telling about the victory. a strong but temporary interest, often an activity: Making mobiles is his latest kick. 1
- noun kick-out Informal. a stimulating or intoxicating quality in alcoholic drink. vim, vigor, or energy. 1
- noun kick-out Football. an instance of kicking the ball. any method of kicking the ball: place kick. a kicked ball. the distance such a ball travels. a turn at kicking the ball. 1
- noun kick-out a recoil, as of a gun. 1
- noun kick-out Slang. a pocket: He kept his wallet in his side kick. 1
- noun kick-out kicks, Slang. shoe (def 1). 1
- noun kick-out Glassmaking. a solid glass base or an indentation at the base of drinking glasses, bottles, etc., that reduces the liquid capacity of the glassware. Also called punt, kick-up. an indentation at the base of a wine bottle, originally for trapping the sediment. 1
- idioms kick-out kick ass, Slang: Vulgar. to act harshly or use force in order to gain a desired result. to defeat soundly. Also, Slang, kick butt. 1
- idioms kick-out kick in the ass, Slang: Vulgar. kick (def 35a). 1
- idioms kick-out kick in the pants, Informal. someone or something that is very exciting, enjoyable, amusing, etc.: I think you'll like her, she's a real kick in the pants. kick (def 36). 1
- idioms kick-out kick in the teeth, an abrupt, often humiliating setback; rebuff: Her refusal even to talk to me was a kick in the teeth. 1
- idioms kick-out kick over the traces. trace2 (def 3). 1
- idioms kick-out kick the bucket, Slang. bucket (def 15). 1
- idioms kick-out kick the tin, Australian. to give a donation; contribute. 1
- idioms kick-out kick upstairs, upstairs (def 8). 1