Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Kicking"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Kick \Kick\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kicred}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Kicking}.] [W. cicio, fr. cic foot.]
To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a
horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.
He [Frederick the Great] kicked the shins of his
judges. --Macaulay.
{To kick the beam}, to fit up and strike the beam; -- said of
the lighter arm of a loaded balance; hence, to be found
wanting in weight. --Milton.
{To kick the bucket}, to lose one's life; to die. [Colloq. &
Low]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
kicking
n 1: 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" [syn: {kick}]
2: the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the
ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent"
[syn: {kick}, {boot}]
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