What does kicking mean?
Definitions for kicking
kick·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
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"
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
kickingnoun
The action of the verb to kick.
In boxing, kicking one's opponent is not allowed.
kickingnoun
A violent assault involving repeated kicks.
The bullies pushed the boy over and gave him a kicking.
kickingadjective
(often kickin') Terrific, great (of clothes) smart, fashionable.
kickingadjective
Alive, active (especially in the phrase alive and kicking)
still kicking at 89
Wikipedia
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
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
Kicking
of Kick
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Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'kicking' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4693
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of kicking in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of kicking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of kicking in a Sentence
All the president is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing, and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway.
Charlie You know, Scotland has its own martial arts. Yeah, it's called F-You. It's mostly just head butting and then kicking people when they're on the ground.
Zelenskiy does not come out looking good from this - giving the ex-U.S. ambassador a kicking, Angela Merkel and the Europeans a kicking, and then agreeing to do Trump's dirty work on Biden.
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.
I constructed that fence on the floor of the House, it's kicking around on YouTube.
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