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Lying vs Kicking - What's the difference?

lying | kicking |

As verbs the difference between lying and kicking

is that lying is while kicking is .

As nouns the difference between lying and kicking

is that lying is an act of telling a lie, or falsehood while kicking is the action of the verb to kick .

As an adjective kicking is

(slang) (often kickin') terrific, great (of clothes) smart, fashionable.

lying

English

(wikipedia lying)

Verb

(head)
  • * 1811 , , Sense and Sensibility The Free Library , Chapter 19:
    • Without shutting herself up from her family ... or lying awake the whole night to indulge meditation, Elinor found every day afforded her leisure enough to think of Edward..

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of telling a lie, or falsehood.
  • * Jeremy Taylor
  • The act of one who lies, or keeps low to the ground.
  • * Saint Augustine, Expositions on the Book of Psalms
    • But whom could the lyings in wait of the human heart escape?

    kicking

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (slang) (often kickin') Terrific, great (of clothes) smart, fashionable.
    • a kicking pair of jeans
    a kicking party
  • (slang) Alive, active (especially in the phrase alive and kicking )
    • still kicking at 89

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of the verb to kick .
    • In boxing, kicking one's opponent is not allowed.
  • A violent assault involving repeated kicks.
    • The bullies pushed the boy over and gave him a kicking .

    Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * alive and kicking