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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.

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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. Caren Morales:

    Target worked me hard from mid-July of 2018 to February 2019, right before my medical coverage was about to kick in.

  2. Kilburn Hall:

    A restraining order is just a piece of paper but a swift kick in the nuts is planned parenthood.

  3. Hemp Benchmarks ' editorial director:

    Hemp [ grown for CBD ] is a pretty high-cost crop to farm ; people are putting a decent amount of money in per acre relative to growing corn or soybeans, that's sort of an extra kick in the pants right there.

  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. Steve Chiavarone:

    A few weeks ago the market was ready for it, and then the China volatility threw a wrench in that. They are trying to get the market back to pricing in an increase so that it's not a kick in the gut.


Translations for kick in

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

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