Begin vs Kick - What's the difference?
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(ambitransitive) To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
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* (Alexander Pope) (1688-1744)
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* (Alexander Pope) (1688-1744)
To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
* 1877 , , Chapter 1: My Early Home,
* 1895 , , Chapter XII: Friends and Foes,
* 1905 , , Chapter 6,
* 1919 , , The Teacher: concerning Kate Swift,
To make a sharp jerking movement of the leg, as to strike something.
* 1904 , , Chapter II: Rope Jumping, and What Followed,
To direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg.
* 1905 , , Chapter 7,
To eject summarily.
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(Internet) To remove a participant from an online activity.
(slang) To overcome (a bothersome or difficult issue or obstacle); to free onself of (a problem).
To move or push suddenly and violently.
* 2011 , Tom Andry,
(of a firearm) To recoil; to push by recoiling.
* 2003 , Jennifer C. D. Groomes, The Falcon Project ,
* 2006 , Daniel D. Scherschel, Maple Grove ,
A hit or strike with the leg or foot or knee.
* 1890 , , Chapter VII: A Raid on the Stable-Beer Dives,
* 2011 , Phil McNulty, Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 England [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/15195384.stm]
The action of swinging a foot or leg.
(colloquial) Something that tickles the fancy; something fun or amusing.
(Internet) The removal of a person from an online activity.
A button (of a joypad, joystick or similar device) whose only or main current function is that when it is pressed causes a video game character to kick.
(figuratively) Any bucking motion of an object that lacks legs or feet.
(uncountable, and, countable) piquancy
* 2002 , Ellen and Michael Albertson, Temptations , , ISBN 0743229800, page 124 [http://books.google.com/books?id=cITFVpz2ri8C&pg=PA124&dq=kick]:
* 2003 , Sheree Bykofsky and Megan Buckley, Sexy City Cocktails , , ISBN 1580629172, page 129 [http://books.google.com/books?id=GBO9qF3uXYUC&pg=PA129&dq=kick]:
* 2007 August 27, , volume 83, Issues 22-28
A stimulation provided by an intoxicating substance.
(soccer) A pass played by kicking with the foot.
(soccer) The distance traveled by kicking the ball.
a recoil of a gun.
(informal) pocket
An increase in speed in the final part of a running race.
(chess) To attack (a piece) in order to force it to move.
In intransitive terms the difference between begin and kick
is that begin is to commence existence while kick is to make a sharp jerking movement of the leg, as to strike something.As verbs the difference between begin and kick
is that begin is to start, to initiate or take the first step into something while kick is to strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.As nouns the difference between begin and kick
is that begin is beginning; start while kick is a hit or strike with the leg or foot or knee.begin
English
(wikipedia begin)Verb
- The apostle begins our knowledge in the creatures, which leads us to the knowledge of God.
- Ye nymphs of Solyma! begin the song.
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- Vast chain of being! which from God began .
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) . See (l).Verb
(en verb)- Did you kick your brother?
- Sometimes we had rather rough play, for they would frequently bite and kick as well as gallop.
- I was cuffed by the women and kicked by the men because I would not swallow it.
- A punt is made by letting the ball drop from the hands and kicking it just before it touches the ground.
- Will Henderson, who had on a light overcoat and no overshoes, kicked the heel of his left foot with the toe of the right.
- He enjoyed the simple pleasure of watching the kickline kick .
- "If you did that, I'd kick'," answered Freddie, and began to ' kick real hard into the air.
- Kick the ball into the goal.
- Sometimes he can kick' the ball forward along the ground until it is ' kicked in goal, where he can fall on it for a touchdown.
- "He's been mad at me ever since I fired him off'n my payroll. After I kicked him off'n my ranch he run for sheriff, and the night of the election everybody was so drunk they voted for him by mistake, or for a joke, or somethin', and since he's been in office he's been lettin' the sheepmen steal me right out of house and home."
- They are the ones who give hobbyists a bad name, and should be kicked out of any club meeting they show up at.
- He was kicked by ChanServ for flooding.
- By taking that medication, he managed to get his triggered phobia of heights kicked .
- I still smoke, but they keep telling me to kick the habit.
- He was kicked sideways by the force of the blast.
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- The back of the car kicked out violently, forcing me to steer into the slide and accelerate in order to maintain control.
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- Lying on the ground, when fired, it kicked me back a foot. There was no way a person my size was going to be able to do an effective job with this gun.
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- I asked my sister Jeanette if she wanted to shoot the 12 ga. shotgun. She replied, "does it kick "?
Descendants
* German: (l)Noun
(en noun)- A kick to the knee.
- A kick of his boot-heel sent the door flying into the room.
- Elsad Zverotic gave Montenegro hope with a goal with the last kick of the first half - and when Rooney was deservedly shown red by referee Wolfgang Stark, England were placed under pressure they could not survive.
- The ballerina did a high kick and a leap.
- I finally saw the show. What a kick !
- I think I sprained something on my latest exercise kick .
- The car had a nasty kick the whole way.
- The pool ball took a wild kick , up off the table.
- Add a little cascabel pepper to ordinary tomato sauce to give it a kick .
- For extra kick , hollow out a lime, float it on top of the drink, and fill it with tequila.
- The first time I saw "Deep Water," the trace of mystery in the Crowhurst affair gave the movie a kick of excitement.
- a long kick up the field.