The meaning of Kick

verb

Cease to support or look after (someone); desert.

Usage examples:

Her natural mother had abandoned her at an early age

noun

Complete lack of inhibition or restraint.

Usage examples:

She sings and sways with total abandon

verb

Forsake; leave behind

verb

(of a person or animal) use the teeth to cut into or through something.

Usage examples:

He bit off a piece of cheese

noun

An act of biting something in order to eat it.

Usage examples:

Stephen ate a hot dog in three big bites

verb

To grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws

noun

A sturdy item of footwear covering the foot and ankle, and sometimes also the lower leg.

Usage examples:

This winter's stylish footwear, from ankle boots to sneakers, will have you praying for more days o…

verb

Kick (something) hard in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

He ended up booting the ball into the stand

verb

Separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.

Usage examples:

The branch broke with a loud snap

noun

An interruption of continuity or uniformity.

Usage examples:

The magazine has been published without a break since 1950

noun

Former term for breaking cart.

verb

Come or bring to an end.

Usage examples:

The hostilities ceased and normal life was resumed

verb

To stop an action or condition

Usage examples:

[ t ] clapp had to cease publication because of lack of money., [ + to infinitive ] it was hard to …

verb

Operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle.

Usage examples:

He got into his car and drove off

noun

(of a fact or feeling) compel (someone) to act in a particular way, especially one that is considered undesirable or inappropriate.

Usage examples:

He was driven by ambition

verb

To travel in a motor vehicle, esp. as the person who operates it

Usage examples:

[ t ] we drove 40 miles to visit my aunt., [ i ] she drove through pennsylvania to ohio., [ i ] she…

noun

The outside limit of an object, area, or surface.

Usage examples:

A willow tree at the water's edge

verb

Provide with a border or edge.

Usage examples:

The pool is edged with paving

verb

A line determining the limits of an area

noun

A final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a story.

Usage examples:

The end of the year

verb

Come or bring to a final point; finish.

Usage examples:

When the war ended, policy changed

suffix

Denoting a person or thing to be treated in a specified way.

Usage examples:

Dividend

verb

Deliberately avoid using; abstain from.

Usage examples:

He appealed to the crowd to eschew violence

verb

To avoid something intentionally, or to give up something

Usage examples:

The leaders of the organization eschewed the term "union," preferring "guild."

verb

Go without (something desirable).

Usage examples:

She wanted to forgo the tea and leave while they could

verb

To give up or do without

Usage examples:

She decided to forgo flowers at the funeral and asked people to send money to a charity instead.

phrasal verb

Give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat

phrasal verb

To stop doing or to stop having something

Usage examples:

He gave up jogging after his heart attack., although behind in the chess match, he refused to give …

phrasal verb

To stop trying to do something before you have finished, usually because it is too difficult

Usage examples:

She has a struggle trying to persuade the board to accept her proposal, but she's determined not to…

verb

Strike a surface noisily to attract attention, especially when waiting to be let in through a door.

Usage examples:

He strolled over and knocked on a door marked enquiries

noun

A sudden short sound caused by a blow, especially on a door to attract attention or gain entry.

Usage examples:

There was a sudden knock at the door, the noise seemingly unnatural and loud in the silence that i …

verb

To repeatedly hit something, producing a noise

Usage examples:

Someone is knocking at the door., jane knocked on the window to attract his attention., alice accid…

idiom

Prevent from being included or considered or accepted

phrasal verb

Discontinue an activity.

Usage examples:

He resumed the other story at the point where the previous author had left off

phrasal verb

Fail to include someone or something on a list.

Usage examples:

He had left him off the list of beneficiaries of his estate

noun

The quality of being exciting, energetic, or sexually attractive.

Usage examples:

He showed entrepreneurial oomph

noun

Power, strength, or energetic activity

Usage examples:

It's important to have a person with some oomph in charge of the department., uk you want a car wit…

noun

Energy and high spirits; liveliness.

Usage examples:

He was an enthusiastic player, full of pep

verb

Make someone or something more lively or interesting.

Usage examples:

Measures to pep up the economy

noun

Post-exposure prophylaxis (treatment given very shortly after exposure to an infectious agent, such as rabies or the hiv virus, to prevent infection).

Usage examples:

Pep must begin within 72 hours of exposure

noun

A pleasantly sharp and appetizing flavour; spiciness.

Usage examples:

The tangy soy dip gave them a slightly asian piquancy

noun

Interest and excitement, especially because of being mysterious

Usage examples:

What gives the debate extra piquancy is that the governor of the bank has been on opposite sides to…

noun

The power of something to influence or make an impression.

Usage examples:

A myth of enormous potency

noun

Strength, influence, or effectiveness

Usage examples:

This new drug's potency is not yet known., he owed his popular support to the potency of his propag…

noun

The ability or capacity to do something or act in a particular way.

Usage examples:

The power of speech

verb

Supply (a device) with mechanical or electrical energy.

Usage examples:

The car is powered by a fuel-injected 3.0-litre engine

noun

The ability or right to control people and events, or to influence the way people act or think in important ways

Usage examples:

The election results showed that the democrats had lost power, with republicans taking over five mo…

verb

Drive or push something forwards.

Usage examples:

The boat is propelled by using a very long paddle

verb

Cause to move forward with force

verb

Strike with the fist.

Usage examples:

He punched her in the face and ran off

noun

A blow with the fist.

Usage examples:

He reeled under the well-aimed punch

verb

A device or machine for making holes in materials such as paper, leather, or metal.

noun

The quality of having a sharp strong smell or taste

Usage examples:

The cheeses vary in pungency., critics admired the pungency of his style.

noun

A long, narrow flat-bottomed boat, square at both ends and propelled with a long pole, used on inland waters chiefly for recreation.

Usage examples:

I had no oars because i thought i could propel the punt with a primitive sail that i had assembled.

verb

Travel in a punt.

Usage examples:

In summer you can enjoy punting along the river

noun

An act of punting a ball.

Usage examples:

Wood failed to cut out a long punt from nicholas

verb

Leave (a place), usually permanently.

Usage examples:

Hippies finally quit two sites in hampshire last night

adjective

Rid of.

Usage examples:

I want to be quit of him

noun

Used in names of various small songbirds found in the caribbean area, e.g. bananaquit, grassquit.

Usage examples:

The grassquit resides in small flocks and likes to use empty bananaquit nests for roosting at night.

verb

Suddenly spring or flinch back in fear, horror, or disgust.

Usage examples:

He recoiled in horror

noun

The action of recoiling.

Usage examples:

His body jerked with the recoil of the rifle

verb

To make a sudden movement away from something esp. because of fear or disgust

Usage examples:

Fig. sun-worshipers might recoil in horror at the chilling winds and rough seas, but we loved the p…

verb

Formally declare one's abandonment of (a claim, right, or possession).

Usage examples:

Isabella offered to renounce her son's claim to the french crown

verb

To say publicly that you no longer own, support, believe in, or have a connection with something

Usage examples:

Gandhi renounced the use of violence.

verb

To say formally or publicly that you no longer own, support, believe in, or have a connection with something

Usage examples:

Her ex-husband renounced his claim to the family house., gandhi renounced the use of violence.

verb

Taste (good food or drink) and enjoy it to the full.

Usage examples:

Gourmets will want to savour our game specialities

noun

A characteristic taste, flavour, or smell, especially a pleasant one.

Usage examples:

The subtle savour of wood smoke

verb

To enjoy food or an experience slowly, in order to enjoy it as much as possible

Usage examples:

It was the first chocolate he'd tasted for over a year, so he savoured every mouthful., she felt th…

verb

Cause to go or be taken to a particular destination; arrange for the delivery of, especially by post.

Usage examples:

We sent a reminder letter but received no reply

verb

Variant spelling of scend (noun).

verb

The push or surge created by a wave.

verb

(of a structure or area of land) tremble or vibrate.

Usage examples:

Buildings shook in sacramento and tremors were felt in reno

noun

An act of shaking.

Usage examples:

She gave her red curls a shake

verb

Move or cause to move back and forth

noun

An aromatic or pungent vegetable substance used to flavour food, e.g. cloves, pepper, or cumin.

Usage examples:

The cake is packed with spices

verb

Flavour with spice.

Usage examples:

I've spiced the stew with cloves, pepper, and fennel seed

noun

Any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food

verb

(of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen.

Usage examples:

His laughter stopped as quickly as it had begun

noun

A cessation of movement or operation.

Usage examples:

All business came to a stop

verb

Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense

noun

The quality or state of being physically strong.

Usage examples:

Cycling can help you build up your strength

noun

The ability to do things that demand physical effort, or the degree to which something is strong or powerful

Usage examples:

After having surgery, it takes a while to get your strength back., making baskets requires skill mo…

noun

The amount of power or influence that someone or something has

Usage examples:

Advertising revenues in the uk have remained flat, although this has been offset by strength in the…

noun

A strong taste, flavour, or smell.

Usage examples:

The clean salty tang of the sea

verb

Make a loud ringing or clanging sound.

Usage examples:

The bronze bell tangs

noun

A tanging sound.

noun

Power or vigour.

Usage examples:

I like big, fat voices with plenty of welly

verb

Short for wellington.

noun

Informal for wellington uk

verb

Destroy or obliterate.

Usage examples:

Zap the enemy's artillery before it can damage your core units

noun

A sudden effect or event that makes a dramatic impact, especially a sudden burst of energy or sound.

Usage examples:

The eggs get an extra zap of uv light

verb

A sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact

noun

Great enthusiasm and energy.

Usage examples:

They campaigned with zest and intelligence

verb

Scrape off the outer coloured part of the peel of (a piece of citrus fruit) for use as flavouring.

Usage examples:

Zest the orange and lemon, taking care to discard all of the white pith

noun

Enthusiasm and energy

Usage examples:

She’s over 80, but she still has an amazing zest for life.

noun

Energy, enthusiasm, or liveliness.

Usage examples:

He was expected to add some zing to the lacklustre team

verb

Move rapidly, making a high-pitched ringing or whining noise.

Usage examples:

Another bullet zinged past him

verb

Fasten with a zip.

Usage examples:

He zipped up his waterproof

noun

A device consisting of two flexible strips of metal or plastic with interlocking projections closed or opened by pulling a slide along them, used to fasten garments, bags, and other items.

Usage examples:

Miss stephenson was wearing black baggy knee-length combat trousers covered in zips and chains, and…

pronoun

Nothing at all.

Usage examples:

You got zip to do with me and my kind, buddy