Verb

Infinitive to kick

Third person singular kicks

Simple past kicked

Past participle kicked

Present participle kicking

to kick (third-person singular simple present kicks, present participle kicking, simple past and past participle kicked)

1. To strike or hit with, or raise one's foot or leg.

   Did you kick your brother?

   He enjoyed the simple pleasure of watching the kickline kick.

2. (transitive) To direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg.

   Kick the ball into the goal.

3. (Internet) To remove a participant from an online activity.

   He was kicked by ChanServ for flooding.

4. (slang) To manage defeat against a bothersome or difficult issue or obstacle.

   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.

In martial arts, combat sports, and violence, a kick is a strike using the foot, leg, or knee (the latter is also known as a knee strike). This attack is often used in hand-to-hand combat, especially in stand-up fighting. Kicks play a great part in many martial arts, such as Taekwondo, Kung fu, Wushu, Karate, Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Capoeira, Silat, Sanshou, Vovinam, Kalarippayattu, and Savate. Some arts do not utilize kicks at all, such as judo and boxing. Other arts limit the use of kicks to attacks on the legs and lower body, while some sport martial arts tournaments only allow kicking above the waist. Various types of kick are described below, but the names used to describe a kick may vary between arts.

Basic kicks