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kicking
Overview of noun kicking
The noun kicking has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. kick, kicking -- (a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics; "the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements"; "the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him")
2. kick, boot, kicking -- (the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent")
Overview of verb kick
The verb kick has 8 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (11) kick -- (drive or propel with the foot)
2. (9) kick -- (thrash about or strike out with the feet)
3. (7) kick -- (strike with the foot; "The boy kicked the dog"; "Kick the door down")
4. kick -- (kick a leg up)
5. kick back, recoil, kick -- (spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder")
6. kick -- (stop consuming; "kick a habit")
7. kick -- (make a goal; "He kicked the extra point after touchdown")
8. complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch -- (express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun kicking
2 senses of kicking
Sense 1
kick, kicking
=> motion, movement, move, motility
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
kick, boot, kicking
=> blow
=> stroke
=> motion, movement, move, motility
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun kicking
2 senses of kicking
Sense 1
kick, kicking
=> swimming kick
Sense 2
kick, boot, kicking
=> goal-kick
=> goal-kick
=> punt, punting
=> place kick, place-kicking
=> dropkick
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun kicking
2 senses of kicking
Sense 1
kick, kicking
=> motion, movement, move, motility
Sense 2
kick, boot, kicking
=> blow
Antonyms of noun kicking
Member Holonyms of noun kicking
Substance Holonyms of noun kicking
Part Holonyms of noun kicking
Member Meronyms of noun kicking
Substance Meronyms of noun kicking
Part Meronyms of noun kicking
Meronyms of noun kicking
Holonyms of noun kicking
Attributes of noun kicking
Derived Forms of noun kicking
1 of 2 senses of kicking
Sense 2
kick, boot, kicking
RELATED TO>(verb) kick#1
=> kick
RELATED TO>(verb) kick#3
=> kick
Domain of noun kicking
Domain Terms of noun kicking
Familiarity of noun kicking
kicking used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun kicking
2 senses of kicking
Sense 1
kick, kicking
> motion, movement, move, motility
=> abduction
=> adduction
=> agitation
=> body English
=> circumduction
=> disturbance
=> fetal movement, foetal movement
=> flit, dart
=> gesture
=> headshake, headshaking
=> inclination, inclining
=> inversion, eversion, everting
=> inversion, upending
=> jerk, jerking, jolt, saccade
=> kick, kicking
=> kneel, kneeling
=> lurch, pitch, pitching
=> eye movement
=> opening
=> prostration
=> reach, reaching, stretch
=> reciprocation
=> reclining
=> retraction
=> retroflection, retroflexion
=> rotation, rotary motion
=> shutting, closing
=> sitting
=> sitting, posing
=> snap
=> squat, squatting
=> sweep
=> toss
=> vibration, quiver, quivering
=> wave
=> waver, flutter, flicker
=> standing
=> straddle, span
=> stroke
=> wiggle, wriggle, squirm
=> eurythmy, eurhythmy, eurythmics, eurhythmics
Sense 2
kick, boot, kicking
> blow
=> backhander
=> clip
=> knock, belt, rap, whack, whang
=> thwack
=> smack, smacking, slap
=> smacker
=> knockdown
=> knockout, KO, kayo
=> swat
=> whip, lash, whiplash
=> punch, clout, poke, lick, biff
=> box
=> kick, boot, kicking
=> counterblow
=> swing
=> stab, thrust, knife thrust
=> stinger
=> thump
=> uppercut
=> hammer, pound, hammering, pounding
=> shot
=> wallop
Meronyms of noun kicking
2 senses of kicking
Holonyms of noun kicking
Grep of noun kicking
kicking
place-kicking
Antonyms of verb kick
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb kick
8 senses of kick
Sense 1
kick
=> propel, impel
=> move, displace
Sense 2
kick
=> strike out
=> move
Sense 3
kick
=> hit
=> touch
Also See> kick out#2; kick up#1; kick in#3; kick down#1
Sense 4
kick
=> dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
=> move
Sense 5
kick back, recoil, kick
=> bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet
=> jump, leap, bound, spring
=> move
Sense 6
kick
=> forgo, give up
Sense 7
kick
=> score, hit, tally, rack up
=> gain, advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground
Sense 8
complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb kick
4 of 8 senses of kick
Sense 1
kick
=> drop-kick, dropkick
=> place-kick
=> dropkick, drop-kick
=> punt
Sense 3
kick
=> scuff
=> boot
Sense 7
kick
=> place-kick
Sense 8
complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
=> nag, peck, hen-peck
=> backbite, bitch
=> whine, grizzle, yammer, yawp
=> murmur, mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl
=> grouch, grumble, scold
=> protest
=> repine
=> gripe, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler
=> rail, inveigh
=> deplore, lament, bewail, bemoan
=> report
=> bleat
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb kick
8 senses of kick
Sense 1
kick
=> propel, impel
Sense 2
kick
=> strike out
Sense 3
kick
=> hit
Also See> kick out#2; kick up#1; kick in#3; kick down#1
Sense 4
kick
=> dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
Sense 5
kick back, recoil, kick
=> bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet
Sense 6
kick
=> forgo, give up
Sense 7
kick
=> score, hit, tally, rack up
Sense 8
complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
'Cause To' of verb kick
Derived Forms of verb kick
5 of 8 senses of kick
Sense 1
kick
RELATED TO>(noun) kick#1
=> kick, boot, kicking
RELATED TO>(noun) kicker#1
=> kicker
RELATED TO>(noun) kicking#2
=> kick, boot, kicking
Sense 2
kick
RELATED TO>(noun) kick#6
=> kick, kicking
Sense 3
kick
RELATED TO>(noun) kick#1
=> kick, boot, kicking
RELATED TO>(noun) kicking#2
=> kick, boot, kicking
Sense 5
kick back, recoil, kick
RELATED TO>(noun) kick#3
=> recoil, kick
Sense 8
complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
RELATED TO>(noun) kick#4
=> gripe, kick, beef, bitch, squawk
Domain of verb kick
2 of 8 senses of kick
Sense 1
kick
TOPIC>(noun) sport#1, athletics#1
Sense 7
kick
TOPIC>(noun) football#1, football game#1
Domain Terms of verb kick
Familiarity of verb kick
kick used as a verb is common (polysemy count =8)
Sample Sentences of verb kick
8 senses of kick
Sense 1
kick
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
kick
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 3
kick
EX: They want to kick the prisoners
Sense 4
kick
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 5
kick back, recoil, kick
*> Something ----s
Sense 6
kick
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Sense 7
kick
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 8
complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb kick
7 of 8 senses of kick
Sense 1
kick
> propel, impel
=> flip
=> rocket
=> carry
=> kick
=> punt, pole
=> hit
=> throw
=> drive
=> launch
=> catapult
=> project, send off
=> loft
Sense 2
kick
> strike out
=> kick
Sense 3
kick
> hit
=> clap
=> slam, bang
=> lam into, tear into, lace into, pitch into, lay into
=> kick
=> swipe
=> smite
=> hook
=> swat
=> sock, bop, whop, whap, bonk, bash
=> bean
=> pop
=> get, catch
=> conk
=> cosh
=> brain
=> smash, nail, boom, blast
=> crack
=> sandbag, stun
=> bat
=> bat
=> bat
=> cut
=> thump, pound, poke
=> smack, thwack
=> belt
=> punch, plug
=> slug, slog, swig
=> whack, wham, whop, wallop
=> pummel, pommel, biff
=> buffet, buff
=> box
=> club, bludgeon
=> cudgel, fustigate
Sense 4
kick
> dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
=> jive
=> hoof
=> clog
=> tap dance
=> belly dance
=> heel
=> shimmy
=> bop, bebop
=> bump
=> twist
=> waltz, waltz around
=> tapdance, tap
=> tango
=> shag
=> foxtrot
=> contradance, country-dance, contredanse, contra danse
=> break dance, break-dance, break
=> cakewalk
=> conga
=> samba
=> two-step
=> Charleston
=> boogie
=> cha-cha
=> disco
=> mambo
=> polka
=> one-step
=> rhumba, rumba
=> slam dance, slam, mosh, thrash
=> jig
=> jitterbug
=> folk dance
=> square dance
=> quickstep
=> kick
=> skank
=> grind
Sense 5
kick back, recoil, kick
> bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet
=> kick back, recoil, kick
=> skip, bound off
=> carom, glance
Sense 6
kick
> forgo, give up
=> kick
Sense 7
kick
> score, hit, tally, rack up
=> par
=> shoot
=> convert
=> convert
=> convert
=> homer
=> kick
=> eagle
=> hole up
=> ace
=> walk
=> equalize, equalise, get even
=> have, get, make
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb kick
Sense 1
kick
=> propel, impel
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Sense 2
kick
=> strike out
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Sense 3
kick
=> hit
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Sense 4
kick
=> dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
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Sense 5
kick back, recoil, kick
=> bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet
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Sense 6
kick
=> forgo, give up
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Sense 7
kick
=> score, hit, tally, rack up
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Sense 8
complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
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Grep of verb kick
drop-kick
dropkick
kick
kick-start
kick about
kick around
kick back
kick down
kick downstairs
kick in
kick off
kick one's heels
kick out
kick the bucket
kick up
kick upstairs
place-kick
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