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  • 21kick — Synonyms and related words: Roman candle, abandon, aggressiveness, aid to navigation, air a grievance, alarm, amber light, amusement, animal pleasure, antagonism, antipathy, backfire, backlash, backlashing, balefire, bang, beacon, beacon fire,… …

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  • 22kick — {{11}}kick (n.) 1520s, from KICK (Cf. kick) (v.). Meaning recoil (of a gun) when fired is from 1826. Meaning surge or fit of pleasure (often as kicks) is from 1941; originally lit., stimulation from liquor or drugs (1844). The kick the fashion is …

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  • 23kick — I UK [kɪk] / US verb Word forms kick : present tense I/you/we/they kick he/she/it kicks present participle kicking past tense kicked past participle kicked *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to hit someone or something with your foot Mum! Jimmy… …

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  • 24kick — [[t]kɪ̱k[/t]] ♦♦ kicks, kicking, kicked 1) VERB If you kick someone or something, you hit them forcefully with your foot. [V n] He kicked the door hard... He threw me to the ground and started to kick... [V n with adj] He escaped by kicking open… …

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  • 25kick — kick1 verb 1》 strike or propel forcibly with the foot.     ↘strike out with the foot or feet.     ↘(chiefly in rugby) score (a goal) by a kick. 2》 informal succeed in giving up (a habit or addiction). 3》 (of a gun) recoil when fired. noun 1》 an… …

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  • 26kick — I. verb Etymology: Middle English kiken Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. a. to strike out with the foot or feet b. to make a kick in football 2. a. to show opposition ; resist, rebel …

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  • 27Kick-Ass (film) — Kick Ass Theatrical release poster Directed by …

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  • 28Kick-Ass (comics) — Kick Ass Kick Ass #2 (May 2008). Second printing variant cover art by John Romita, Jr. Publication information Publisher Icon (Marvel) …

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  • 29Kick Out the Jams — álbum en directo de MC5 Publicación 1969 Grabación 30 y 31 de octubre de 1968 Género(s) Protopunk hard rock Detroit rock …

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  • 30kick over the traces — also[jump the traces] {v. phr.} To break the rules; behave badly. * /When their teacher was absent and they had a substitute, the children kicked over the traces./ Compare: ACT UP, CUT UP, LET LOOSE, OUT OF HAND, RAISE CAIN …

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