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How to pronounce kick in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms boot, kicking
Type of blow
Has types place kick, goal-kick, dropkick, place-kicking, punting, punt


he gave the ball a powerful kick.
the team's kicking was excellent.
Type Words
Synonyms complain, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off
Has types yawp, backbite, beef, bellyache, bemoan, bewail, bitch, bleat, crab, croak, deplore, gnarl, gripe, grizzle, grouch, grouse, grumble, hen-peck, holler, inveigh, lament, murmur, mutter, nag, peck, protest, rail, repine, report, scold, squawk, whine, yammer


She has a lot to kick about.
Type Words
Synonyms give up
Type of dispense with, relinquish, waive, forego, foreswear, forgo


kick a habit.
Type Words
Synonyms beef, bitch, gripe, squawk
Type of objection
Type Words
Synonyms kick back, recoil
Type of spring, resile, bounce, reverberate, rebound, ricochet, recoil, take a hop, bound


The gun kicked back into my shoulder.
Type Words
Synonyms recoil
Type of movement, motion
Type Words
Synonyms kicking
Type of motion, motility, movement, move
Has types swimming kick


the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements.
the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him.
Type Words
Synonyms bang, boot, charge, flush, rush, thrill
Type of excitement, exhilaration


he does it for kicks.
Type Words
Type of impel, propel
Has types place-kick, dropkick, punt, drop-kick
Derivation kicker, kicking
Type Words
Type of trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance
Type Words
Type of hit, tally, score, rack up
Has types place-kick


He kicked the extra point after touchdown.
Type Words
Type of hit
Has types scuff, boot
Derivation kicking


The boy kicked the dog.
Type Words
Type of stimulus, stimulant, stimulation, input


a sidecar is a smooth drink but it has a powerful kick.
Type Words
Type of strike out

Examples of kick

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Quick was restrained, but he still tried to kick the windows out of a squad car.
From the dailyherald.com
The goal came on a free kick and denied Matt Pickens of his 26th career shutout.
From the sacbee.com
Kids will get a kick out of the gnome-fu fighting and lawnmower racing and such.
From the thenewstribune.com
She vows to clean up the political cesspool and kick-start the sluggish economy.
From the washingtontimes.com
The Giants must be getting a huge kick out of baseball's madcap winter spending.
From the sfgate.com
Our people get a kick out of cheering everyone on and helping them to stay safe.
From the freep.com
The Wildcats handled the bouncing kick with ease, and some headed for the exits.
From the kansas.com
Tennessee then recovered the onside kick and made things interesting at the end.
From the post-gazette.com
The kick was short, the ball in the middle of the field, the conditions perfect.
From the kentucky.com
More examples
  • The act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent"
  • Drive or propel with the foot
  • Bang: the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks"
  • Thrash about or strike out with the feet
  • Recoil: the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
  • Gripe: informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here"
  • In martial arts, combat sports, and violence, a kick is a physical strike using the foot, leg, or knee (the latter is also known as a knee strike). This attack is often used in hand-to-hand combat, especially in stand-up fighting. ...
  • Kick is a Telugu film, directed by Surender Reddy and released on 8 May 2009 and starring Ravi Teja, Ileana, Shaam, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Brahmanandam, Venu Madhav, Sayaji Shinde, Jaya Prakash Reddy, and Ali. The music of this film is composed by Thaman.
  • Thillalangadi is a 2010 Tamil-language action comedy film directed by M. Raja that stars his brother Jayam Ravi, Tamannaah Bhatia and Shaam in lead roles, and an extensive supporting cast including Prabhu Ganesan, Suhasini Maniratnam, comedians Vadivelu and Santhanam among others essaying ...