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Definitions for KICK THE BUCKET
kick the buck·et

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff itverb

    pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

    "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"

Wiktionary

  1. kick the bucketverb

    To die.

  2. kick the bucketverb

    Of a machine, to break down such that it cannot be repaired.

Wikipedia

  1. Kick the bucket

    To kick the bucket is an English idiom considered a euphemistic, informal, or slang term meaning "to die". Its origin remains unclear, though there have been several theories.

ChatGPT

  1. kick the bucket

    "Kick the bucket" is an idiomatic phrase or expression in English language. It is a colloquial term for dying or death. It is often used in a humorous or casual context to refer to someone's passing.

Etymology and Origins

  1. Kick the Bucket

    An expression derived from the primitive mode of a man hanging himself by standing on a bucket, and then kicking it aside. The “drop” in this case could not have been a long one.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of KICK THE BUCKET in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of KICK THE BUCKET in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of KICK THE BUCKET in a Sentence

  1. George Orwell:

    you can't live life without consequences. They occur regardless of the decision. A consequence is an outcome, good or bad. You can live life without regrets and thats what makes it worth it. Or you could live with regret and end up hanging yourself but thats still good. You paid for the rope so your feeding someones family. Something to be proud of before you kick the bucket

  2. Larry Park:

    There was a point where Ed Ray was like, ‘You got to know when to kick the bucket.’ But who kept going? Who said, ‘No, we're not kicking the bucket. We're going to get out of here.’ You know who said that? I don't know. Maybe the guy sitting beside me.

  3. Michael Marshall:

    And then you hear the dirt and rock and the shovel hitting the top of the trailer and—we're being buried alive, my thought process was if we're gonna stay down here and kick the bucket, we might as well kick it trying to get out.


Translations for KICK THE BUCKET

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  • gaan bokveld toe, skop die emmer, verwissel die tydelike met die ewige, steek die lepel in die dak, gee die geesAfrikaans
  • lipat e loaBreton
  • zaklepat bačkoramaCzech
  • den Löffel abgebenGerman
  • estirar la pata, colgar los guayosSpanish
  • potkaista tyhjää, hajota, lopullisestiFinnish
  • passer l'arme à gauche, casser sa pipeFrench
  • elpatkol, felrúgja a gyertyát, beadja a kulcsot, feldobja a bakancsotHungarian
  • drepast, deyja, eyðilegjastIcelandic
  • tirare le cuoiaItalian
  • くたばるJapanese
  • ಸಾಯು, ಸರಿಪಡಿಸಲಾಗದಷ್ಟು ಹಾಳಾದKannada
  • het loodje leggen, de pijp aan Maarten gevenDutch
  • legge inn årene, gå i pennaletNorwegian
  • kopnąć w kalendarz, odwalić kitęPolish
  • bater as botasPortuguese
  • a da colțul, a da ortul popiiRomanian
  • коньки отбросить, дать дуба, приказать долго жить, протянуть ноги, сыграть в ящик, накрыться медным тазом, почить в бозе, преставиться, откинуть копытаRussian
  • drodhi këmbënAlbanian
  • ta ner skylten, kila runt hörnetSwedish
  • உயிரை மாய்த்தல்Tamil
  • బాల్చీ తన్నుTelugu
  • nalları dikmekTurkish

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