Kick vs. Start

Kickverb

(transitive) To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.

Kickverb

(intransitive) To make a sharp jerking movement of the leg, as to strike something.

Kickverb

(transitive) To direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg.

Kickverb

(with "off" or "out") To eject summarily.

Kickverb

(Internet) To forcibly remove a participant from an online activity.

Kickverb

(slang) To overcome (a bothersome or difficult issue or obstacle); to free oneself of (a problem).

Kickverb

To move or push suddenly and violently.

Kickverb

(of a firearm) To recoil; to push by recoiling.

Kickverb

To attack (a piece) in order to force it to move.

Kickverb

To accelerate quickly with a few pedal strokes in an effort to break away from other riders.

Kickverb

(intransitive) To show opposition or resistance.

Kickverb

To work a press by impact of the foot on a treadle.

Kickverb

To die.

Kicknoun

A hit or strike with the leg, foot or knee.

Kicknoun

The action of swinging a foot or leg.

Kicknoun

(colloquial) Something that tickles the fancy; something fun or amusing.

Kicknoun

(Internet) The removal of a person from an online activity.

Kicknoun

(figuratively) Any bucking motion of an object that lacks legs or feet.

Kicknoun

Piquancy.

Kicknoun

A stimulation provided by an intoxicating substance.

Kicknoun

(soccer) A pass played by kicking with the foot.

Kicknoun

(soccer) The distance traveled by kicking the ball.

Kicknoun

A recoil of a gun.

Kicknoun

(informal) Pocket.

Kicknoun

An increase in speed in the final part of a running race.

Kickverb

To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.

Kickverb

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.

Kickverb

To score (goals or points) by kicking; as, they kicked three field goals in the game.

Kickverb

To discontinue; - usually used of habitual activities; as, to kick a habit; he kicked his drug habit.

Kickverb

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.

Kickverb

To recoil; - said of a musket, cannon, etc.; also called kick back.

Kickverb

To make a kick as an offensive play.

Kickverb

To complain strenuously; to object vigorously.

Kickverb

To resist.

Kicknoun

A blow with the foot or feet; a striking or thrust with the foot.

Kicknoun

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.

Kicknoun

A projection in a mold, to form a depression in the surface of the brick.

Kicknoun

The recoil of a musket or other firearm, when discharged.

Kicknoun

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.

Kicknoun

the act of delivering a blow with the foot;

Kicknoun

the swift release of a store of affective force;

Kicknoun

the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired

Kicknoun

informal terms for objecting;

Kicknoun

the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs);

Kicknoun

a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics;

Kickverb

drive or propel with the foot

Kickverb

thrash about or strike out with the feet

Kickverb

strike with the foot;

Kickverb

kick a leg up

Kickverb

spring back, as from a forceful thrust;

Kickverb

stop consuming;

Kickverb

make a goal;

Kickverb

express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness;

Kickverb

strike or propel forcibly with the foot

Kickverb

strike out with the foot or feet

Kickverb

(chiefly in rugby) score (a goal) by a kick

Kickverb

succeed in giving up (a habit or addiction)

Kickverb

(of a gun) recoil when fired

Kicknoun

a blow or forceful thrust with the foot

Kicknoun

(in sport) an instance of striking the ball with the foot

Kicknoun

(chiefly in rugby) a player of specified kicking ability.

Kicknoun

a sudden forceful jolt

Kicknoun

the recoil of a gun when discharged.

Kicknoun

an irregular movement of the ball caused by dust

Kicknoun

the sharp stimulant effect of alcohol or a drug

Kicknoun

a thrill of pleasurable, often reckless excitement

Kicknoun

a temporary interest in a particular thing

Kicknoun

soft sports shoes; trainers

Kicknoun

an indentation in the bottom of a glass bottle, diminishing the internal capacity.

Kick

A kick is a physical strike using the leg, in unison usually with an area of the knee or lower using the foot, heel, tibia (shin), ball of the foot, blade of the foot, toes or knee (the latter is also known as a knee strike). This type of attack is used frequently by hooved animals as well as humans in the context of stand-up fighting.

Startnoun

The beginning of an activity.

Startnoun

A sudden involuntary movement.

Startnoun

The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc.

Startnoun

An appearance in a sports game from the beginning of the match.

Startnoun

(horticulture) A young plant germinated in a pot to be transplanted later.

Startnoun

An initial advantage over somebody else; a head start.

Startverb

(transitive) To begin, commence, initiate.

Startverb

To set in motion.

Startverb

To begin.

Startverb

To initiate operation of a vehicle or machine.

Startverb

To put or raise (a question, an objection); to put forward (a subject for discussion).

Startverb

To bring onto being or into view; to originate; to invent.

Startverb

(intransitive) To begin an activity.

Startverb

(intransitive) To have its origin (at), begin.

Startverb

To startle or be startled; to move or be moved suddenly.

Startverb

(intransitive) To jerk suddenly in surprise.

Startverb

(intransitive) To awaken suddenly.

Startverb

(transitive) To disturb and cause to move suddenly; to startle; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee or fly.

Startverb

(transitive) To move suddenly from its place or position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate.

Startverb

(intransitive) To break away, to come loose.

Startverb

To put into play.

Startverb

To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from.

Startverb

To start one's periods (menstruation).

Startverb

To leap; to jump.

Startverb

To move suddenly, as with a spring or leap, from surprise, pain, or other sudden feeling or emotion, or by a voluntary act.

Startverb

To set out; to commence a course, as a race or journey; to begin; as, to start in business.

Startverb

To become somewhat displaced or loosened; as, a rivet or a seam may start under strain or pressure.

Startverb

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.

Startverb

To bring into being or into view; to originate; to invent.

Startverb

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.

Startverb

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.

Startverb

To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from; as, to start a water cask.

Startnoun

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.

Startnoun

A convulsive motion, twitch, or spasm; a spasmodic effort.

Startnoun

A sudden, unexpected movement; a sudden and capricious impulse; a sally; as, starts of fancy.

Startnoun

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.

Startnoun

A tail, or anything projecting like a tail.

Startnoun

The handle, or tail, of a plow; also, any long handle.

Startnoun

The curved or inclined front and bottom of a water-wheel bucket.

Startnoun

The arm, or lever, of a gin, drawn around by a horse.

Startnoun

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.

Startnoun

the beginning of anything;

Startnoun

the time at which something is supposed to begin;

Startnoun

a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning);

Startnoun

a sudden involuntary movement;

Startnoun

the act of starting something;

Startnoun

a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game

Startnoun

a signal to begin (as in a race);

Startnoun

advantage gained by an early start as in a race;

Startverb

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action;

Startverb

set in motion, cause to start;

Startverb

leave;

Startverb

have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense;

Startverb

bring into being;

Startverb

get off the ground;

Startverb

move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm;

Startverb

get going or set in motion;

Startverb

begin or set in motion;

Startverb

begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job;

Startverb

play in the starting line-up

Startverb

have a beginning characterized in some specified way;

Startverb

begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object;

Startverb

begin or be reckoned from a particular point in time or space; come into being

Startverb

embark on a continuing action or a new venture

Startverb

use a particular point, action, or circumstance as an opening for a course of action

Startverb

begin to move or travel

Startverb

begin to engage in (an occupation), live through (a period), or attend (an educational establishment)

Startverb

begin one's working life

Startverb

cost at least a specified amount

Startverb

cause to happen or begin

Startverb

cause (a machine) to begin to work

Startverb

(of a machine) begin operating or being used

Startverb

cause or enable to begin doing something

Startverb

give a signal to (competitors) to start in a race.

Startverb

jerk or give a small jump from surprise or alarm

Startverb

move or appear suddenly

Startverb

(of eyes) bulge so as to appear to burst out of their sockets

Startverb

be displaced or displace by pressure or shrinkage

Startverb

rouse (game) from its lair.

Startnoun

the point in time or space at which something has its origin; the beginning

Startnoun

the point or moment at which a race begins

Startnoun

an act of beginning to do or deal with something

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used to indicate that a useful initial contribution has been made but that more remains to be done

Startnoun

a person's position or circumstances at the beginning of their life

Startnoun

an advantage consisting in having set out in a race or on a journey earlier than one's rivals

Startnoun

a sudden movement of surprise or alarm

Startnoun

a surprising occurrence