kick

Definition

Examples

The children like to kick a ball in the park after school.

Word Family

Synonyms

• puntformerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
• strikea group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions

Collocations

• Easy kick the ball
  to kick the ball, meaning to drive or propel with the foot
• Medium kick off marketing campaign
  to kick off marketing campaign, meaning to drive or propel with the foot
• Hard kickback scandal in procurement
  describing kickback scandal in procurement (a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction)
• Very Hard kick the bucket leaving estate
  to kick the bucket leaving estate, meaning to drive or propel with the foot