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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Kick \Kick\ (k[i^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kicked} (k[i^]kt); p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Kicking}.] [W. cicio, fr. cic foot.]
     1. To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a
        horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.
        [1913 Webster]
  


              He [Frederick the Great] kicked the shins of his
              judges.                               --Macaulay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. 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.
        [PJC]
  
     3. (Sport) To score (goals or points) by kicking; as, they
        kicked three field goals in the game.
        [PJC]
  
     4. To discontinue; -- usually used of habitual activities;
        as, to kick a habit; he kicked his drug habit.
        [PJC]
  
     {To kick the beam}, to fit up and strike the beam; -- said of
        the lighter arm of a loaded balance; hence, to be found
        wanting in weight. --Milton.
  
     {To kick the bucket}, to lose one's life; to die. [Colloq. &
        Low]
  
     {To kick oneself}, to experience strong regret; as, he kicked
        himself for not investing in the stock market in 1995.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]

















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