I kicked against the side of the television set, and it came on.
•He kicked against the giant of a man, but it had no effect.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
kick against — RESIST, rebel against, oppose, struggle/fight against; defy, disobey, reject, spurn. → kick * * * ˈkick a ˌgainst [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they kick against … Useful english dictionary
kick against — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms kick against : present tense I/you/we/they kick against he/she/it kicks against present participle kicking against past tense kicked against past participle kicked against kick against someonesomething to… … English dictionary
kick — kick1 W3S2 [kık] v [I and T] 1.) to hit something with your foot kick sth down/over/around etc ▪ Billy was kicking a ball around the yard. ▪ The police kicked the door down. kick sb in the stomach/face/shin etc ▪ There was a scuffle and he kicked … Dictionary of contemporary English
kick — I UK [kɪk] / US verb Word forms kick : present tense I/you/we/they kick he/she/it kicks present participle kicking past tense kicked past participle kicked *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to hit someone or something with your foot Mum! Jimmy… … English dictionary
kick — [[t]kɪ̱k[/t]] ♦♦ kicks, kicking, kicked 1) VERB If you kick someone or something, you hit them forcefully with your foot. [V n] He kicked the door hard... He threw me to the ground and started to kick... [V n with adj] He escaped by kicking open… … English dictionary
kick — kick1 verb 1》 strike or propel forcibly with the foot. ↘strike out with the foot or feet. ↘(chiefly in rugby) score (a goal) by a kick. 2》 informal succeed in giving up (a habit or addiction). 3》 (of a gun) recoil when fired. noun 1》 an… … English new terms dictionary
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kick — 1 verb 1 HIT WITH YOUR FOOT (I, T) to hit something with your foot: She kicked me under the table. | Joe, stop kicking! | kick sth down/over etc: The police kicked the door down. | kick sth around/towards etc: Billy was kicking a ball around the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
List of circle kick variants — Circle kick is the most common game played with a footbag, and it is the game people usually refer to when they talk about hacking the sack or hacky sack . Players stand in a circle, do tricks with the footbag, and keep it moving around the… … Wikipedia
strike — strike1 [ straık ] (past tense and past participle struck [ strʌk ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 hit against ▸ 2 hit with hand, etc. ▸ 3 make violent attack ▸ 4 protest by not working ▸ 5 affect someone/something suddenly ▸ 6 when you think something ▸ 7 press … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
List of words having different meanings in British and American English: A–L — Differences between American and British English American English … Wikipedia
