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kick

English → English

verb//kɪk//

(movement) Kick: to strike or hit someone or something with the foot; foot strike

The soccer player managed to kick the ball into the corner of the net.

(English) The angry man tried to kick the heavy wooden door open.

Be careful not to kick the table leg when you are walking past it.

(English) He was taught how to kick properly in his first karate class.

noun//kɪk//

(emotion) Kick: a feeling of excitement, pleasure, or a thrill; thrill

She gets a real kick out of performing on stage in front of a large audience.

(English) He started skydiving because he wanted the kick of jumping from a plane.

I get a kick out of watching old black and white movies from the 1940s.

(English) They went to the amusement park just for the kick of riding the roller coasters.

Entry ID: en:en:kick · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary