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Noun kicking has 2 senses

kick, kicking - a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics; "the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements"; "the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him"
--₁ is a kind of motion, movement, move, motility
--₁ has particulars: swimming kick
kick, boot, kicking - the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent"
--₂ is a kind of blow
--₂ has particulars:
goal-kick; goal-kick; punt, punting; place kick, place-kicking; dropkick

Derived forms: verb kick₁, verb kick₃

Verb kick has 8 senses

kick - drive or propel with the foot
--₁ is one way to propel, impel

Derived forms: noun kick₁, noun kicker₁, noun kicking₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
kick - thrash about or strike out with the feet
--₂ is one way to move

Derived form: noun kick₆
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
kick - strike with the foot; "The boy kicked the dog"; "Kick the door down"
--₃ is one way to hit

Derived forms: noun kick₁, noun kicking₂
Sample sentence:
They want to kick the prisoners
kick - kick a leg up
--₄ is one way to dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
kick back, recoil, kick - spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder"
--₅ is one way to bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet

Derived form: noun kick₃
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
kick - stop consuming; "kick a habit"
--₆ is one way to forgo, give up
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
kick - make a goal; "He kicked the extra point after touchdown"
--₇ is one way to score, hit, tally, rack up
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch - express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"

Derived form: noun kick₄
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE