Kick

  • 71kick in — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. contribute, donate, pay, chip in*; see contribute , give 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. Informal. To give in common with others: chip in, contribute, donate, subscribe. Slang: come across. See GIVE. 2. Slang. To… …

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  • 72kick up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you kick up a fuss about something, you make it very obvious that you are annoyed or dissatisfied. [V P n (not pron)] Those customers who have kicked up a fuss have received refunds... [V P n (not pron)] They kick up a rumpus… …

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  • 73Kick — kicken ugs. für »Fußball spielen«: Das Verb der Fußballsprache (zu den Entlehnungen in diesem Bereich vgl. den Artikel ↑ foul) wurde im 20. Jh. aus engl. to kick »treten, stoßen; Fußball spielen« entlehnt. Die weitere Herkunft des engl. Wortes… …

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  • 74kick in — phr verb Kick in is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑instinct, ↑paranoia Kick in is used with these nouns as the object: ↑door …

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  • 75kick in — Synonyms and related words: buy it, cash in, check in, check out, chip in, come, come across, come across with, come down with, come through with, contribute, contribute to, cough up, croak, donate to, drop off, fork over, gift, gift with, give… …

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  • 76kick — Much like short for kick ass. His new kicks are really kick …

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  • 77kick — Much like short for kick ass. His new kicks are really kick …

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  • 78kick in — 1) PHRASAL VERB If something kicks in, it begins to take effect. [V P] An energy saving mode automatically kicks in after a designated time to dim the screen and reduce power consumption... [V P] When you re confronted with the problem, emotions… …

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  • 79kick in — 1. to provide money. The mayor persuaded local firms to kick in the money to start the scholarship fund. 2. to start operating or happening. We still don t know why the emergency generator failed to kick in when the power failed …

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  • 80kick —  1. n. Strong sense of satisfaction or excitement. Thrill.  2. get a kick out of Derive a thrill from. kick( )back Payment in return for favours received or services rendered (usu. underhand or illegal) …

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