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kick in

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. set in, kick inverb

    enter a particular state

    "Laziness set in"; "After a few moments, the effects of the drug kicked in"

  2. contribute, give, chip in, kick inverb

    contribute to some cause

    "I gave at the office"

  3. kick in, kick downverb

    open violently

    "kick in the doors"

Wiktionary

  1. kick inverb

    To kick or strike so as to cause the object struck to collapse or fall inwards.

  2. kick inverb

    To start or connect suddenly.

  3. kick inverb

    To contribute, especially to a collection of money.

ChatGPT

  1. kick in

    "Kick in" is a phrasal verb that generally refers to the moment when something starts to take effect or function. This term is commonly used in relation to medicines, substances, or machinery beginning to work. It may also refer to contributing a share or making a contribution, usually money, towards something. The specific application can vary depending on the context.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of kick in in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of kick in in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of kick in in a Sentence

  1. Tony Elliott:

    We're try to keep things simple until we really kick in.

  2. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer:

    We conceded goals at very bad times of the games, conceding before halftime was a kick in the teeth.

  3. Hiroaki Mino:

    Today's market shows that investors are concerned about the global economic outlook, we can't tell if the market has hit the bottom because it's difficult to predict companies' valuations. Once there is any indication on how much impact a China's slowdown will have on companies' earnings, bargain hunting may kick in.

  4. Jamie Bowden:

    That recession - for me it was a nasty kick in the teeth. For that, Labour are just too irresponsible, that's the thing with them, how can I say it without sounding patronizing? I don't think he's up to the job.

  5. Max Baucus:

    Those who think the US has leverage do not fully understand China. China thinks long-term, to some degree, China feels,' Oh, well these tariffs will kick in and hurt the American people pretty soon. America is a democracy and their government is going to be forced to respond whereas all of us over in China, we're not a democracy and we can just do what we think we want to do.'.


Translations for kick in

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  • potkaista, sisäänFinnish
  • доля, неожиданно, включаться, вышибать, подключаться, вноситьRussian

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