To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.
To evict or remove from a place or position, usually with out or off; as, they kicked him off the staff; he was kicked out of the restaurant; the landlord kicked them out of the apartment for making too much noise.
To score (goals or points) by kicking; as, they kicked three field goals in the game.
To discontinue; - usually used of habitual activities; as, to kick a habit; he kicked his drug habit.
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.
To recoil; - said of a musket, cannon, etc.; also called kick back.
To make a kick as an offensive play.
To complain strenuously; to object vigorously.
To resist.
A blow with the foot or feet; a striking or thrust with the foot.
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.
A projection in a mold, to form a depression in the surface of the brick.
The recoil of a musket or other firearm, when discharged.
A surge of pleasure; a thrill; - usually used in the phrase get a kick out of; as, I always get a kick out of watching an ice skater do a quadruple jump.
To leap; to jump.
To move suddenly, as with a spring or leap, from surprise, pain, or other sudden feeling or emotion, or by a voluntary act.
To set out; to commence a course, as a race or journey; to begin; as, to start in business.
To become somewhat displaced or loosened; as, a rivet or a seam may start under strain or pressure.
To cause to move suddenly; to disturb suddenly; to startle; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee or fly; as, the hounds started a fox.
To bring into being or into view; to originate; to invent.
To cause to move or act; to set going, running, or flowing; as, to start a railway train; to start a mill; to start a stream of water; to start a rumor; to start a business.
To move suddenly from its place or position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate; as, to start a bone; the storm started the bolts in the vessel.
To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from; as, to start a water cask.
The act of starting; a sudden spring, leap, or motion, caused by surprise, fear, pain, or the like; any sudden motion, or beginning of motion.
A convulsive motion, twitch, or spasm; a spasmodic effort.
A sudden, unexpected movement; a sudden and capricious impulse; a sally; as, starts of fancy.
The beginning, as of a journey or a course of action; first motion from a place; act of setting out; the outset; - opposed to finish.
A tail, or anything projecting like a tail.
The handle, or tail, of a plow; also, any long handle.
The curved or inclined front and bottom of a water-wheel bucket.
The arm, or lever, of a gin, drawn around by a horse.
A Treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union which provided for stepwise reductions in the number of nuclear weapons possessed by each country.