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  • 1kick — kick1 [kik] vi. [ME kiken < ?] 1. to strike out with the foot or feet, as in anger, or in swimming, dancing, etc. 2. to spring back suddenly, as a gun when fired; recoil 3. to bounce or ricochet, often in a way that is unexpected or seemingly… …

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  • 2kick-start — ► VERB 1) start (an engine on a motorcycle) with a downward thrust of a pedal. 2) provide an impetus to start or restart (a process). ► NOUN 1) an act of kick starting. 2) a device to kick start an engine …

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  • 3Kick Off — Infobox VG title = Kick Off developer = Dino Dini publisher = Anco released = 1989 (original) genre = Sports game modes = 1 to 4 players platforms = Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Amiga, MS DOS, ZX Spectrum Kick Off is a football simulation computer game …

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  • 4kick — kickable, adj. kickless, adj. /kik/, v.t. 1. to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins. 2. to drive, force, make, etc., by or as if by kicks. 3. Football. to score (a field goal or a conversion) by place… …

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  • 5Kick start — For other uses, see Kickstart. Kick start refers to a method of starting an internal combustion engine (usually that of a motorcycle) by pushing a ratcheting lever with one s foot. Kick start mechanisms were almost universally a part of… …

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  • 6kick over — intransitive verb : to begin to fire used of an internal combustion engine after a moment of cranking the motor kicked over transitive verb : to cause (an internal combustion engine) to turn over and usually begin to fire could not kick the motor …

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  • 7kick — [[t]kɪk[/t]] v. t. 1) to strike with the foot or feet: to kick a ball[/ex] 2) to drive, force, thrust, etc., by or as if by kicks 3) spo Football. to score (a field goal or a conversion) by place kicking the ball 4) inf Informal. to make (a car)… …

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  • 8kick-start — verb 1》 start (an engine on a motorcycle) with a downward thrust of a pedal. 2》 provide an impetus to start or restart (a process). noun 1》 an act or instance of kick starting. 2》 a device to kick start an engine …

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  • 9kick start — 1. noun a) The metal bar on motorcycle that is used to start its engine. The motorcycle requires a kick start. b) The act of starting a motorcycle by quickly depressing the kick start with ones foot. As a kick start for the group, lets write up… …

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  • 10kick over — 1) a motor begins to work At first the engine wouldn t start because it was too cold but finally it kicked over. 2) pay, contribute I was forced to kick over a lot of money for the motor for my car …

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