to kick down a door

  • 1kick down — or kick in PHRASAL VERB If someone kicks something down or if they kick it in, they hit it violently with their foot so that it breaks or falls over. [V P n (not pron)] She was forced to kick down the front door... [ …

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  • 2kick down — phr verb Kick down is used with these nouns as the object: ↑door …

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  • 3kick down — verb to break or demolish something by physical bodily force. Some young thugs tried to kick her door down last night. She was terrified …

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  • 4kick — 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 …

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  • 5door — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ open ▪ closed, shut ▪ locked, unlocked ▪ half open ▪ The door was half ope …

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  • 6kick — [[t]kɪ̱k[/t]] ♦♦ kicks, kicking, kicked 1) VERB If you kick someone or something, you hit them forcefully with your foot. [V n] He kicked the door hard... He threw me to the ground and started to kick... [V n with adj] He escaped by kicking open… …

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  • 7kick — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. strike or propel forcibly with the foot or hoof etc. 2 intr. (usu. foll. by at, against) a strike out with the foot. b express annoyance at or dislike of (treatment, a proposal etc.); rebel against. 3 tr. sl. give up (a habit) …

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  • 8May one's chooks turn into emus and kick one's door down — implying smb. is not very happy with someone else …

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  • 9may one's chooks turn into emus and kick one's door down — Australian Slang implying smb. is not very happy with someone else …

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  • 10kick — 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… …

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