kicking

Definition of Kicking in English :

Noun

1. kick, kicking

a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics

Example Sentences:
'the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements'
'the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him'

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2. boot, kick, kicking

the act of delivering a blow with the foot

Example Sentences:
'he gave the ball a powerful kick'
'the team's kicking was excellent'

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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Kicking

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adjective

1. old-fashioned, informal

lively and exciting

a really kicking club

a kicking beat

noun

2.

an act of kicking someone

Giving someone a severe kicking is clearly against the law.

A Labour official said that people who wanted to give the Government a kicking had stayed at home rather than vote.

Kicking

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v. kicked, kick·ing, kicks

v.intr.

1. To extend the leg away from the body; strike out with the foot or feet.

2. Sports

a. To score or gain ground by kicking a ball.

b. To punt in football.

c. To propel the body in swimming by moving the legs, as with a flutter kick or frog kick.

3. To recoil: The powerful rifle kicked upon being fired.

4. Informal

a. To express negative feelings vigorously; complain.

b. To oppose by argument; protest.

v.tr.

1. To strike with the foot: kicked the wall in frustration.

2. To propel by striking with the foot: kick a ball.

3. To spring back against suddenly: The rifle kicked my shoulder when I fired it.

4. Sports To score (a goal or point) by kicking a ball.

n.

1.

a. A vigorous blow with the foot.

b. Sports The motion of the legs that propels the body in swimming.

2. Any of various moves in dance in which the leg is extended from the body.

3. A jolting recoil: a rifle with a heavy kick.

4. Slang A complaint; a protest.

5. Slang Power; force: a car engine with a lot of kick.

6. Slang

a. A feeling of pleasurable stimulation: got a kick out of the show.

b. kicks Fun: went bowling just for kicks.

7. Slang Temporary, often obsessive interest: I'm on a science fiction kick.

8. Slang A sudden, striking surprise; a twist.

9. kicks Slang Shoes.

10. Sports

a. The act or an instance of kicking a ball.

b. A kicked ball.

c. The distance spanned by a kicked ball.

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