Kick (kĭk), v. t. [imp.
& p. p. Kicked (kĭkt); 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]
Kick, n. 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.
Kick, v. 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.
Shak.
2. To recoil; -- said of a musket, cannon,
etc.