Definitions for the word "Kick" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. v. t.
To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. v. i.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. v. i.
To recoil; -- said of a musket, cannon, etc.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
A blow with the foot or feet; a striking or thrust with the foot.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
A projection in a mold, to form a depression in the surface of the brick.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. n.
The recoil of a musket or other firearm, when discharged.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. v.
1 strike, strike out, or propel forcibly, with the foot or hoof. 2 (often foll. By at, against) protest at; rebel against. 3 slang give up (a habit). 4 (often foll. By out etc.) Expel or dismiss forcibly. 5 refl. Be annoyed with oneself. 6 football score (a goal) by a kick. n. 1 kicking action or blow. 2 colloq. A sharp stimulant effect, esp. Of alcohol. B (often in pl.) Thrill (did it for kicks). 3 strength, resilience (no kick left). 4 colloq. Specified temporary interest (on a jogging kick). 5 recoil of a gun when fired. kick about (or around) colloq. 1 a drift idly from place to place. B be unused or unwanted. 2 a treat roughly. B discuss unsystematically. Kick the bucket slang die. Kick one''s heels see *heel1.
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
9. slang
a moment; “I’ll be there in a KICK,” _i.e._, in a moment.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864
10. slang
a pocket; _Gaelic_, CUACH, a bowl, a nest; _Scotch_, QUAIGH.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864
11. slang
a sixpence; “two and a KICK,” two shillings and sixpence.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864
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