Noun

(en noun)

One who kicks.

(sports) One who takes kicks.

(nautical) The kicking strap.

(nautical, informal) An outboard motor.

(colloquial) An unexpected situation, detail or circumstance, often unpleasant.

John wants to climb the wall, but the kicker is that it is thirty feet tall.

Tuition is free; the kicker is that mandatory room and board costs twice as much as at other colleges.

(finance) An enticement for investors, e.g. warranty added to the investment contract.

(poker) An unpaired card which is part of a pair, two pair, or three of a kind poker hand.

Jill's hand was two pair, aces and sevens, with a king kicker .

(slang, Southern US) A particular type of Texan who is associated with country/western attire, attitudes and/or philosophy.

(journalism) The last one or two paragraphs of a story.

Noun

(en noun)

Agent noun of pick; one who picks.

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(computing, graphical user interface) Any user interface control that selects something.

(engineering) A machine for picking fibrous materials to pieces so as to loosen and separate the fibre.

(weaving) The piece in a loom that strikes the end of the shuttle and impels it through the warp.

(military) A priming wire for cleaning the vent, in ordnance.

(slang, gold panning) A fragment of gold smaller than a nugget but large enough to be picked up.