to get a kick out of

  • 31kick out the jams — vb American to let rip , get rid of all inhibitions and restrictions. A catchphrase in the rock music world of the late 1960s, to which it was introduced by the rock group the MC5, who were allied to the anarchistic White Panther movement in… …

    Contemporary slang

  • 32Kick — Kick, n. 1. A blow with the foot or feet; a striking or thrust with the foot. [1913 Webster] A kick, that scarce would move a horse, May kill a sound divine. Cowper. [1913 Webster] 2. The projection on the tang of the blade of a pocket knife,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 33kick n — get a kick out of sth …

    English expressions

  • 34kick — 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

  • 35kick — kick1 [ kık ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to hit something or someone with your foot: Mom! Jimmy kicked me! Some children will bite and kick when they get angry. kick something open/closed/shut: Jerry kicked the door open. kick… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 36kick — /kɪk / (say kik) verb (t) 1. to strike with the foot. 2. to drive, force, make, etc., by or as by kicks. 3. to strike in recoiling. 4. Football to score (a goal) by a kick. –verb (i) 5. to strike out with the foot. 6. to have the habit of thus… …

  • 37kick — 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

  • 38kick — 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

  • 39kick — n. blow delivered with the foot 1) to give smb. a kick 2) a nasty, vicious kick 3) (soccer) a free; penalty kick 4) a kick in (a kick in the groin) thrill (slang) 5) to get a kick out of smt. strong effect (slang) 6) a kick to (this vodka has a… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 40kick — 1. verb 1) she kicked the ball over the fence Syn: boot, punt, drop kick; informal hoof 2) informal he was struggling to kick his drug habit Syn: give up, break, abandon, end, stop, cease, desist from …

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