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Webster 1913 Edition

Kick

Kick

(kĭk)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Kicked
(kĭkt)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Kicking
.]
[W.
cicio
, fr.
cic
foot.]
1.
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.

Kick

,
Verb.
I.
1.
To thrust out the foot or feet with violence; to strike out with the foot or feet, as in defense or in bad temper; esp., to strike backward, as a horse does, or to have a habit of doing so.
Hence,
(figuratively)
:
To show ugly resistance, opposition, or hostility; to spurn.
I should
kick
, being kicked.
Shakespeare
2.
To recoil; – said of a musket, cannon, etc.; also called
kick back
.

Kick

,
Noun.
1.
A blow with the foot or feet; a striking or thrust with the foot.
A
kick
, that scarce would move a horse,
May kill a sound divine.
Cowper.
2.
The projection on the tang of the blade of a pocket knife, which prevents the edge of the blade from striking the spring. See Illust. of
Pocketknife
.
3.
(Brickmaking)
A projection in a mold, to form a depression in the surface of the brick.
4.
The recoil of a musket or other firearm, when discharged.

Webster 1828 Edition

Kick

KICK

,
Verb.
T.
To strike with the foot; as, a horse kicks a servant; a man kicks a dog.

KICK

,
Verb.
I.
To practice striking with the foot or feet; as a horse accustomed to kick.
1.
To thrust out the foot or feet with violence, either in wantonness, resistance, anger or contempt; to manifest opposition.
Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice? 1 Sam.2.
Jeshurun waxed fat and kicked. Deut.32.
It is hard for thee to kick against the goads. Acts.9.

KICK

,
Noun.
A blow with the foot or feet; a striking or thrust of the foot.

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