Meaning of kick In English

• 0 to hit someone or something with the foot, or to move the feet and legs suddenly and violently:

  • I kicked the ball as hard as I could.

  • He was accused of kicking a man in the face.

  • She felt the baby kicking inside her.

  • When I realized what I'd done I could have kicked myself.

  • They must be kicking themselves for selling their shares too early.

• 1 the action of kicking something:

  • He gave the ball a good kick.

• 2 a strong feeling of excitement and pleasure:

  • I get a real kick out of winning a race.

  • He was stealing stuff just for kicks (= because he thought it was exciting).

  • Watch out for the fruit punch, it has a real kick.

• 3 a strong or spicy taste :

  • Try adding ginger or chilli for a bit of a kick.

  • The lively flavours and delicious kick of lime will give your tastebuds a wake-up call.

• 4 a new interest, especially one that does not last long:

  • He's on an exercise kick (= he exercises a lot) at the moment.

• 5 shoes, especially fashionable sports shoes:

  • Do you like my new kicks?

  • Those kicks are badass!

• 6 to hit someone or something with the foot, or to move the feet and legs suddenly and violently:

  • [ T ] I kicked the ball as hard as I could.

  • [ I ] I kicked at the leaves, hoping to find the ring I dropped.

• 7 a strong feeling of excitement and pleasure:

  • We got a kick out of that show.

• 8 a new interest, esp. one that does not last long:

  • He’s been on an exercise kick lately.

• 9 to decide not to deal with a problem, or not deal with it immediately:

  • They decided to kick the idea of introducing a congestion charge into touch.

• 10 to try something or examine it carefully before you buy it:

  • Come and kick the tires on this latest version of the software.

• 11 to give someone a new job that seems more powerful but is really less powerful, usually in order to stop them causing trouble for you:

  • He was a lousy salesman, so he was kicked upstairs to a desk job.

• 12 to send information or a decision to someone in a higher position:

  • We didn't have the authority to hire anyone, so the whole matter was kicked upstairs.