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kick·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. kick, kickingnoun

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

    "the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements"; "the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him"

  2. kick, boot, kickingnoun

    the act of delivering a blow with the foot

    "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent"

Wiktionary

  1. kickingnoun

    The action of the verb to kick.

    In boxing, kicking one's opponent is not allowed.

  2. kickingnoun

    A violent assault involving repeated kicks.

    The bullies pushed the boy over and gave him a kicking.

  3. kickingadjective

    (often kickin') Terrific, great (of clothes) smart, fashionable.

  4. kickingadjective

    Alive, active (especially in the phrase alive and kicking)

    still kicking at 89

Wikipedia

  1. kicking

    A kick is a physical strike using the leg, in unison usually with an area of the knee or lower using the foot, heel, tibia (shin), ball of the foot, blade of the foot, toes or knee (the latter is also known as a knee strike). This type of attack is used frequently by hooved animals as well as humans in the context of stand-up fighting. Kicks play a significant role in many forms of martial arts, such as capoeira, kalaripayattu, karate, kickboxing, kung fu, MMA, Muay thai, pankration, pradal serey, savate, sikaran, silat, taekwondo, vovinam, and Yaw-Yan. Kicks are a universal act of aggression among humans. Kicking is also prominent from its use in many sports, especially those called football. The best known of these sports is association football, also known as soccer.

ChatGPT

  1. Kicking

    Kicking generally refers to the act of striking or hitting something with the foot, usually for the purpose of propelling an object or inflicting force or damage. It is a physical action commonly used in sports, martial arts, self-defense, and various other activities that involve the use of the feet as a means of attack or propulsion.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Kicking

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    Rank popularity for the word 'kicking' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4693

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of kicking in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of kicking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of kicking in a Sentence

  1. Marc Goldwein:

    I expect as long as we can we ’ll continue at least kicking the can with a CR.

  2. Francois Mallet:

    They will all be kicking themselves, the state has a big responsibility in this. The big loser is Bouygues, let's not kid ourselves.

  3. Dan Carter:

    We've got natural athletes who want to run and carry the ball and pass the ball and have terrific instincts and want to play what's in front of them, they'll play a physical game up front, their kicking game is pretty good, their aerial skills to support that are pretty good.

  4. Class Charles Martland:

    Kicking me out of the Army is morally wrong and the entire country knows it.

  5. Donald Trump:

    He treats Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló as second class citizens, that's for sure, and my consideration is I just want the opportunity to explain to him why the data and information he's getting is wrong. I don't think getting into a kicking and screaming match with the President does any good. I don't think anyone can beat the President in a kicking and screaming match. What I am aiming to do is make sure reason prevails, that empathy prevails, that equality prevails, and that we can have a discussion.

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