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"Kickxia":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a small genus of Old World creeping pubescent herbs (family Scrophulariceae) having pinnately veined oval leaves and flowers with a prominent palate \u2014 see cancerwort":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Jean Kickx \u20201831 and his son Jean Kickx \u20201864 Belgian botanists + New Latin -ia":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kiks\u0113\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113039",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"kick":{
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"antonyms":[
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"bang",
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"boot",
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"charge",
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"exhilaration",
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"frisson",
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"jollies",
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"rush",
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"thrill",
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"titillation",
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"wallop"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a burst of speed in racing":[],
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": a feeling or expression of opposition or objection":[
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"a kick against the administration"
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],
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": a powerful or forceful effect":[
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"chili with a kick"
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],
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": a rhythmic motion of the legs used in swimming":[],
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": a stimulating or pleasurable effect or experience":[
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"\u2014 often used in the phrases get a kick out of and (just) for kicks",
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"\u2026 we just got a big kick out of seeing our names in the paper",
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"\u2014 Joel Stein",
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"She plays golf just for kicks [=for fun] ."
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],
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": die":[],
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": kicker sense 2":[],
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": pocket , wallet":[],
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": pursuit of an absorbing or obsessive new interest":[
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"\u2014 usually used with on",
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"\"\u2026 I'll get on a kick though where I can't get enough of something, and it'll show up in everything. \u2026 \"",
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"\u2014 Danny Markowicz",
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"If you're on a post-Christmas health kick , there are plenty of seasonal vegetables to keep you going \u2026",
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"\u2014 Caroline Lindsay"
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],
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": shoes or sneakers":[
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"\u2026 nothing draws more attention to a rare pair of kicks than the cuffed hem of slim sweats.",
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"\u2014 Steve Dool"
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],
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": the grounds for objection":[],
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": the power to kick":[],
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": to cast off restraint, authority, or control":[],
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": to free oneself of (something, such as a drug habit)":[],
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": to function with vitality and energy":[
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"alive and kicking"
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],
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": to go from one place to another as circumstance or whim dictates":[],
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": to have a lively time":[],
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": to heap reproaches upon (oneself)":[
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"kicked themselves for not going"
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],
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": to kick butt":[],
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": to make a kick in football":[],
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": to promote to a higher but less desirable position":[],
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": to recoil when fired":[],
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": to remove by a kicking motion":[
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"kicked off her shoes"
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],
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": to remove from a position or status":[
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"kicked him off the team"
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],
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": to run at a faster speed during the last part of a race":[],
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": to score by kicking a ball":[],
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": to show opposition : resist , rebel":[],
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": to show sudden delight":[],
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": to strike out with the foot or feet":[],
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": to strike suddenly and forcefully as if with the foot":[],
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": to strike, thrust, or hit with the foot":[],
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"\u2014 see also kick to the curb":[
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"kicked him off the team"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"The attacker kicked him in the stomach.",
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"She lost her temper and kicked over the box.",
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"He kicked the ball into the goal.",
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"She kicked the ball to me.",
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"The policeman kicked the door open.",
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"The baby kicked his legs in the air.",
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"The swimming instructor reminded the children to kick their legs as they swam.",
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"The baby kicked with pleasure.",
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"He kicked the winning field goal.",
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"When he was 25, he kicked his cocaine habit and went back to school.",
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"Noun",
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"He gave me a kick in the leg.",
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"If you give the machine a little kick , it should start working again.",
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"a long kick in football",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The annual SharonFest, kicking off July 28, is a party with a purpose. \u2014 Jennie Key, Cincinnati.com , 20 July 2017",
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"Indianapolis kicks off its four-game preseason schedule on Aug. 13 against the Detroit Lions. \u2014 Mark Inabinett, AL.com , 18 July 2017",
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"That would explain why Peter Dinklage kicked off this season in total silence. \u2014 Joanna Robinson, HWD , 16 July 2017",
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"FCKC ORL Shots 7 25 Shots on goal 3 11 Saves 7 2 Corner kicks 3 8 Fouls 5 10 Offsides 3 0 YELLOW CARDS Kansas City: Gibbons, 88th. \u2014 kansascity , 15 July 2017",
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"Moving the cattle somewhere else to avoid conflict if wolves show up \u2014 or kicking them off the national forest altogether, as some critics would like \u2014 isn\u2019t so simple. \u2014 Lynda V. Mapes, The Seattle Times , 14 July 2017",
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"On a makeshift kickball field on the National Mall, Jacquelyn Keenan cheered as one of her teammates kicked a rubber ball into the air and sprinted for first base. \u2014 Jim Rendon, New York Times , 14 July 2017",
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"Baseball's annual swap-o-rama got underway Thursday as the Cubs and White Sox kicked off the traditional shuffling of prospects for potential game-changers. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com , 13 July 2017",
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"Others pointed out that members of Congress have been scolded too, as when Representative Bobby Rush was kicked off the floor for wearing a hoodie to honor Trayvon Martin. \u2014 David A. Graham, The Atlantic , 13 July 2017",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Republican lawmakers have said that Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package from last year kick -started a spiral of price increases. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 17 June 2022",
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"Already, several countries in Europe and North America have kick -started what are called ring-vaccination campaigns\u2014offering smallpox shots to close contacts of infected people. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 14 June 2022",
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"When conversations at cocktail parties stall, talk often gets kick -started by harmless subjects like automobiles or local restaurants. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 24 May 2022",
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"More than a decade after starting these cargo and crew programs, the commercial space industry that NASA kick -started is helping the United States remain at the forefront of spaceflight. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 23 May 2022",
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"To help save them, the visionary couple, who met while studying art history at UC Berkeley, kick -started the area's historic preservation movement. \u2014 Eleni N. Gage, Travel + Leisure , 10 May 2022",
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"The 12-issue series kick -started the now-annual tradition of superhero crossover-event comics at both Marvel and DC. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 7 May 2022",
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"Kirklin also added 10 tackles on defense and had three kick returns for 38 yards. \u2014 Bob Mcmanaman, The Arizona Republic , 2 May 2022",
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"Upon coming to North America at 21, Huber kick -started his career in Canada before making his way to New York at 23. \u2014 Liz Mcneil, PEOPLE.com , 30 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English kiken":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kik"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"beef",
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"bellyache",
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"bitch",
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"bleat",
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"carp",
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"caterwaul",
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"complain",
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"crab",
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"croak",
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"fuss",
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"gripe",
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"grizzle",
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"grouch",
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"grouse",
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"growl",
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"grumble",
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"grump",
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"holler",
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"inveigh",
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"keen",
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"kvetch",
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"maunder",
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"moan",
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"murmur",
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"mutter",
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"nag",
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"repine",
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"scream",
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"squawk",
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"squeal",
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"wail",
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"whimper",
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"whine",
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"whinge",
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"yammer",
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"yawp",
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"yaup",
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"yowl"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222809",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"kick around":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to consider, examine, or discuss from various angles":[],
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": to lie about mostly unnoticed or forgotten":[],
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": to treat in an inconsiderate or high-handed fashion":[],
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": to undergo consideration usually intermittently over a period of time":[
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"ideas that have been kicking around for years"
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],
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": to wander or pass time aimlessly":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the board spent the afternoon kicking around the feasibility of opening an overseas office",
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"I really can't do much but kick around at work until I get the rest of the submissions.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Watch these adorable little goats bounce and kick around ! \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 17 May 2022",
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"Notice how all of the elements now appear to float in 3D space, particularly that basketball (which players can kick around ). \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 28 Feb. 2022",
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"Notice how all of the elements now appear to float in 3D space, particularly that basketball (which players can kick around ). \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 28 Feb. 2022",
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"Notice how all of the elements now appear to float in 3D space, particularly that basketball (which players can kick around ). \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 28 Feb. 2022",
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"Her impact stretches from Canada to Portland to all corners of the globe where young girls kick around a soccer ball. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Apr. 2022",
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"Notice how all of the elements now appear to float in 3D space, particularly that basketball (which players can kick around ). \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 28 Feb. 2022",
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"Notice how all of the elements now appear to float in 3D space, particularly that basketball (which players can kick around ). \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 28 Feb. 2022",
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"Notice how all of the elements now appear to float in 3D space, particularly that basketball (which players can kick around ). \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 28 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1839, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"chew over",
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"cogitate",
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"consider",
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"contemplate",
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"debate",
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"deliberate",
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"entertain",
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"eye",
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"meditate",
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"mull (over)",
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"perpend",
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"ponder",
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"pore (over)",
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"question",
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"revolve",
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"ruminate",
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"study",
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"think (about ",
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"turn",
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"weigh",
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"wrestle (with)"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045049",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"kick back":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a return of a part of a sum received often because of confidential agreement or coercion":[
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"every city contract had been let with a ten percent kickback to city officials",
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"\u2014 D. K. Shipler"
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],
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": a sharp violent reaction":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"Several company executives were accused of accepting kickbacks .",
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"Verb",
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"I plan to spend the day kicking back and watching television.",
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"a good resort for people who want to kick back and watch others exercise strenuously",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The investigation exposed kickback schemes involving some of the country\u2019s most powerful politicians and large companies that were awarded billions in government contracts. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Nov. 2021",
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"Lim testified that the $35 million infusion prosecutors called a kickback was for an unrelated transaction in China with Leissner\u2019s former wife. \u2014 Patricia Hurtado, Fortune , 8 Apr. 2022",
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"Lim testified that the $35 million infusion prosecutors called a kickback was for an unrelated transaction in China with Leissner\u2019s former wife. \u2014 Patricia Hurtado, Bloomberg.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
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"Carlos Alvarez later testified that top Nationals adviser Jose Rijo received a $300,000 kickback . \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"Bearden used false information about existing and non-existing businesses, and the name of third parties in return for a kickback of a portion of the funds received, prosecutors say. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 24 Feb. 2022",
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"After a competitor submitted a lower bid, the supplier who paid the bribe revised its proposal, and So then recommended that GM executives award the contract to the company that paid the kickback , according to the indictment. \u2014 Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"Finally, Cavaliere recommends the tricep kickback as a way of ensuring the long head of the tricep reaches peak contraction. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 8 Mar. 2022",
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"For those using plastic, one incentive could be the kickback of rewards for spending. \u2014 Grace L. Williams, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1920, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
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"1972, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kik-\u02ccbak"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bask",
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"loll",
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"lounge",
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"relax",
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"repose",
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"rest"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002954",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"kick in":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": contribute":[],
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": die":[],
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": to begin operating or having an effect : get started":[
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"waiting for the heater to kick in"
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],
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": to make a contribution":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"if everyone in the department kicks in , we can give him an especially nice present for his retirement",
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"the ornery cuss finally kicked in at the ripe old age of 90",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Superman gets away from the pretty girl, runs back, and gives me another kick in the ribs. \u2014 Etgar Keret, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
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"Cayenne pepper also puts the kick in Mexican street corn (aka elote). \u2014 Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens , 8 June 2022",
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"Each sip is like a welcomed kick in the mouth by a Christmas tree. \u2014 Aly Walansky, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
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"When the captain jumps into a toe touch and lands in a split, my daughter, who is already a world-class somer saulter, gives an encouraging kick in my belly. \u2014 Karen Good Marable, Allure , 30 May 2022",
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"Among the changes was the elimination of a leg kick in favor of a more simplified toe-tap. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 24 May 2022",
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"These kinds of vaccines are often used for older adults and others whose immune systems need an extra kick in the pants, so to speak, to work. \u2014 Michael Nedelman, CNN , 20 May 2022",
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"The kicker made all but one of his 21 field goals last season including the game-winning kick in the Rose Bowl. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"The biggest kick in the pants, though, would come if New York made boosters a requirement to enter concerts or bars. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 12 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1906, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"chip in",
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"contribute",
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"pitch in"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082758",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"kick off":{
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"antonyms":[
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"begin",
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"commence",
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"embark (on ",
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"enter (into ",
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"fall (to)",
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"get off",
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"launch",
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"lead off",
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"open",
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"start",
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"strike (into)"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a kick that puts the ball into play in a football or soccer game":[
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"the opening kickoff"
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],
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": die":[],
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": the start of something : commencement":[
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"the campaign kickoff"
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],
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": to initiate proceedings":[],
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": to mark the beginning of":[
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"kick off the campaign"
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],
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": to start or resume play in football by a placekick":[],
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": to start out : begin":[
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"the movie kicks off with a bank robbery"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"At his campaign kickoff , the senator gave a passionate speech about combating poverty.",
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"His speech marked the kickoff of his campaign.",
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"Verb",
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"I'll kick off the discussion on ethics with this question.",
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"surprisingly, the recluse was worth a cool million when he kicked off",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Denver had the worst kickoff -return rate in the NFL last season with a 16.2-yard average on 26 returns. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 16 May 2022",
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"In addition to ranking in the bottom half of the league in many major categories, the 49ers allowed a 99-yard kickoff -return score and 73-yard touchdown run on a fake punt. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 Mar. 2022",
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"The game did not feature a touchdown until the final minute of the third quarter when Stanford Jennings broke a 6-6 tie with a 93-yard kickoff return. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Feb. 2022",
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"Returner Devin Duvernay appeared closed to breaking a kickoff return but couldn\u2019t get past that first wave. \u2014 Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com , 9 Jan. 2022",
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"The 24-year-old Covey\u2019s sensational 97-yard romp through the Buckeyes' coverage unit was the first kickoff return for a touchdown in Utah\u2019s entire bowl history. \u2014 Greg Beacham, orlandosentinel.com , 2 Jan. 2022",
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"Under former coach Maurice Drayton, the Packers had the worst punt coverage in the NFL, the worst kickoff return average, the worst field goal percentage, and had a field goal and a punt blocked in the playoff loss to the 49ers. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
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"And their average rank in punt-return average (17th) and kickoff -return average (20th) over the past decade falls in the bottom half of the league. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 Mar. 2022",
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"Egbuka verged on becoming one of the nation\u2019s best kickoff return threats and already has a couple of receiving highlights to his name. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 12 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The festival\u2019s 2022 season is scheduled to kick off on Monday. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 June 2022",
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"Social media reactions: The XFL is scheduled to kick off in February of next year. \u2014 Dave Clark, The Enquirer , 9 June 2022",
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"The celebration is scheduled to kick off at 10 a.m. Thursday. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
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"To celebrate the new release, Def Leppard this week performed on SiriusXM\u2019s Small Stage Series and Jimmy Kimmel Live, a warm-up for The Stadium Tour with M\u00f6tley Cr\u00fce, Poison and Joan Jett, which is scheduled to kick off June 16. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 27 May 2022",
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"These are almost certainly the last updates before the company's annual developer conference, which is scheduled to kick off on June 6. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 17 May 2022",
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"The first solar eclipse of 2022 is expected to kick off at 2:45 p.m. EDT, or 1845 GMT on April 30, 2022. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"The band currently has one show scheduled for Aug. 22 in Seattle, Washington, though they\u2019re scheduled to kick off a proper run Sept. 29 in Mashantucket, Connecticut. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"The 2022 World Cup is scheduled to kick off in Qatar this November. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun , 21 Apr. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1857, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kik-\u02cc\u022ff"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"alpha",
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"baseline",
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"beginning",
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"launch",
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"threshold"
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"type":[
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"noun",
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},
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"kick off one's shoes":{
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"antonyms":[],
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": to remove one's shoes by making a kicking motion":[
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"She kicked off her shoes and started to dance."
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]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192524",
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"kick out":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to dismiss or eject forcefully or summarily":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"kicked out of the game for using bad language"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1697, in the meaning defined above":""
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"banish",
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"chase",
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"dismiss",
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"drum (out)",
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"eject",
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"expel",
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"extrude",
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"oust",
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"out",
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"rout",
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"run off",
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"throw out",
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"turf (out)",
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"turn out"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193245",
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": to complain":[
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"The service in the restaurant wasn't very good, but we decided not to kick up a fuss/stink about it."
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]
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"kick up dust":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to blow dust into the air":[
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"The wind kicked up dust ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203930",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"kick wheel":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a potter's wheel worked by a foot pedal or by kicking a heavy disk at the foot of the vertical shaft":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164129",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"kick/whip/stir up a storm":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to create a situation in which many people are very angry, upset, critical, etc.":[
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"His racial comments kicked/whipped/stirred up a storm in the newspapers."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075740",
|
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
|
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},
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"kickback":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a return of a part of a sum received often because of confidential agreement or coercion":[
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"every city contract had been let with a ten percent kickback to city officials",
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"\u2014 D. K. Shipler"
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],
|
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": a sharp violent reaction":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"Several company executives were accused of accepting kickbacks .",
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"Verb",
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"I plan to spend the day kicking back and watching television.",
|
|
"a good resort for people who want to kick back and watch others exercise strenuously",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The investigation exposed kickback schemes involving some of the country\u2019s most powerful politicians and large companies that were awarded billions in government contracts. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Lim testified that the $35 million infusion prosecutors called a kickback was for an unrelated transaction in China with Leissner\u2019s former wife. \u2014 Patricia Hurtado, Fortune , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Lim testified that the $35 million infusion prosecutors called a kickback was for an unrelated transaction in China with Leissner\u2019s former wife. \u2014 Patricia Hurtado, Bloomberg.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Carlos Alvarez later testified that top Nationals adviser Jose Rijo received a $300,000 kickback . \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Bearden used false information about existing and non-existing businesses, and the name of third parties in return for a kickback of a portion of the funds received, prosecutors say. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
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"After a competitor submitted a lower bid, the supplier who paid the bribe revised its proposal, and So then recommended that GM executives award the contract to the company that paid the kickback , according to the indictment. \u2014 Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Finally, Cavaliere recommends the tricep kickback as a way of ensuring the long head of the tricep reaches peak contraction. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
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"For those using plastic, one incentive could be the kickback of rewards for spending. \u2014 Grace L. Williams, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1920, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
|
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"1972, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kik-\u02ccbak"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"bask",
|
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"loll",
|
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"lounge",
|
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"relax",
|
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"repose",
|
|
"rest"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060233",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"kickball":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a game for children that resembles baseball but that is played with an inflated ball which is kicked instead of being hit with a bat":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The company kickball team plays at the beach every week, and a handful of staff frequently run Tough Mudders. \u2014 Nick Davidson, Outside Online , 1 Oct. 2014",
|
|
"For the athletically inclined, there\u2019s a wide variety of sports teams to choose from, including kickball , basketball, and soccer. \u2014 Nick Davidson, Outside Online , 1 Oct. 2014",
|
|
"After being impressed by his kickball skills, a couple of suits pull him off the schoolyard and recruit him. \u2014 Peter Opaskar, Ars Technica , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Jay Winter, a Hollywood rider with the Der Krieger motorcycle club, brought a kickball , trucks and dolls to donate to the toy pile. \u2014 Susannah Bryan, sun-sentinel.com , 5 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Suns up one with 3:47 left: Crowder forced Murray into a kickball turnover. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 6 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Durny was setting up for a kickball tournament at the football stadium and picked up a few pieces of litter. \u2014 cleveland , 4 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"In addition to the Flamingos, Baltimore City has a Stonewall kickball team offered through Stonewall Sports Baltimore, which is part of a national network, said Nikhil Gupta, founder and commissioner of the Baltimore chapter. \u2014 Billy Jean Louis, baltimoresun.com , 19 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"From playing kickball and jumping rope to juggling and dancing, these students seem to constantly be moving at school. \u2014 Sabrina Kerns, ajc , 3 Oct. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1922, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kik-\u02ccb\u022fl"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035909",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"kickboard":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a buoyant rectangular board held by a swimmer while developing kicking techniques":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Work on leg strength and practice kick sets with a kickboard . \u2014 Marc Myers, WSJ , 22 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"With the breathing down, Pelatti had me hold a kickboard and attempt to kick my feet to swim, the same exercise some kids were doing a few lanes over. \u2014 Leah Prinzivalli, SELF , 15 June 2019",
|
|
"Most custom jobs are not cheap, but here most of the modifications involve PVC pipe, pool noodles, and Styrofoam kickboards . \u2014 Kate Horowitz, Popular Mechanics , 9 Aug. 2016",
|
|
"Not just for kids Forget the arm floaties and inner tubes from summer camp. Experimenting with tools like pull buoys, paddles, kickboards , fins, and snorkels can be really beneficial for your overall performance. \u2014 Emily Abbate, GQ , 26 June 2018",
|
|
"In 1998, Lecomte was first person to swim across Atlantic Ocean (4,000 miles) without a kickboard . \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 5 June 2018",
|
|
"If throwing things is normal, no one reports it when a kickboard comes at their head in practice. \u2014 Jessica A. Gold, M.d., Glamour , 27 Feb. 2018",
|
|
"His company credits him with introducing the first commercial line of plastic kickboards and developing the nylon swimming suit, among other innovations. \u2014 Frank Litsky, New York Times , 5 May 2017",
|
|
"Equipment, including kickboards , inflatable swimming rings and four-person rubber boats, is available for rent. \u2014 Smithsonian , 22 May 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kik-\u02ccb\u022frd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090432",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"kickboxing":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": boxing in which boxers are permitted to kick with bare feet as in karate":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The fest is an outdoor fitness festival which consists of spiritual, mental and physical interactive workouts for all levels, from meditation to yoga, kickboxing , HIIT, drumming, dance and a towel workout. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The monthly subscription fee gives you access to all of FightCamp\u2019s boxing and kickboxing classes. \u2014 Zach Epstein, BGR , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Roberta Mancino is a blackbelt in kickboxing and a champion skydiver. \u2014 Brian Castner, Outside Online , 30 July 2014",
|
|
"There is no centralized governing body for youth MMA; states instead have their own athletic commissions, which were originally designed to regulate professional boxing and later adopted oversight of kickboxing and mixed martial arts. \u2014 Roman Stubbs, Anchorage Daily News , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Types of aerobic exercise can include brisk walking, swimming, running, biking, dancing and kickboxing , as well as all the cardio machines at your local gym, such as a treadmill, elliptical trainer, rower or stair climber. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Echelon\u2019s library of classes on the Echelon Fit App, including both live and on-demand workouts such as Pilates, running, rowing, HIIT, kickboxing , strength training and yoga in addition to cycling. \u2014 Nicole Charky-chami, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Gardner, who had previous combat sport exposure through her kickboxing training, is a natural athlete who looked to get involved in athletics at her school early on. \u2014 Jonathan Saxon, The Courier-Journal , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Parents may want a surrogate to abstain from certain foods, such as coffee, or certain activities, such as kickboxing . \u2014 Alison Motluk, The Atlantic , 1 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1971, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kik-\u02ccb\u00e4k-si\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114123",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"kickoff":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"begin",
|
|
"commence",
|
|
"embark (on ",
|
|
"enter (into ",
|
|
"fall (to)",
|
|
"get off",
|
|
"launch",
|
|
"lead off",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"start",
|
|
"strike (into)"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a kick that puts the ball into play in a football or soccer game":[
|
|
"the opening kickoff"
|
|
],
|
|
": die":[],
|
|
": the start of something : commencement":[
|
|
"the campaign kickoff"
|
|
],
|
|
": to initiate proceedings":[],
|
|
": to mark the beginning of":[
|
|
"kick off the campaign"
|
|
],
|
|
": to start or resume play in football by a placekick":[],
|
|
": to start out : begin":[
|
|
"the movie kicks off with a bank robbery"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"At his campaign kickoff , the senator gave a passionate speech about combating poverty.",
|
|
"His speech marked the kickoff of his campaign.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"I'll kick off the discussion on ethics with this question.",
|
|
"surprisingly, the recluse was worth a cool million when he kicked off",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Denver had the worst kickoff -return rate in the NFL last season with a 16.2-yard average on 26 returns. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"In addition to ranking in the bottom half of the league in many major categories, the 49ers allowed a 99-yard kickoff -return score and 73-yard touchdown run on a fake punt. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The game did not feature a touchdown until the final minute of the third quarter when Stanford Jennings broke a 6-6 tie with a 93-yard kickoff return. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Returner Devin Duvernay appeared closed to breaking a kickoff return but couldn\u2019t get past that first wave. \u2014 Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com , 9 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The 24-year-old Covey\u2019s sensational 97-yard romp through the Buckeyes' coverage unit was the first kickoff return for a touchdown in Utah\u2019s entire bowl history. \u2014 Greg Beacham, orlandosentinel.com , 2 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Under former coach Maurice Drayton, the Packers had the worst punt coverage in the NFL, the worst kickoff return average, the worst field goal percentage, and had a field goal and a punt blocked in the playoff loss to the 49ers. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"And their average rank in punt-return average (17th) and kickoff -return average (20th) over the past decade falls in the bottom half of the league. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Egbuka verged on becoming one of the nation\u2019s best kickoff return threats and already has a couple of receiving highlights to his name. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The festival\u2019s 2022 season is scheduled to kick off on Monday. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Social media reactions: The XFL is scheduled to kick off in February of next year. \u2014 Dave Clark, The Enquirer , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The celebration is scheduled to kick off at 10 a.m. Thursday. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"To celebrate the new release, Def Leppard this week performed on SiriusXM\u2019s Small Stage Series and Jimmy Kimmel Live, a warm-up for The Stadium Tour with M\u00f6tley Cr\u00fce, Poison and Joan Jett, which is scheduled to kick off June 16. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"These are almost certainly the last updates before the company's annual developer conference, which is scheduled to kick off on June 6. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"The first solar eclipse of 2022 is expected to kick off at 2:45 p.m. EDT, or 1845 GMT on April 30, 2022. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The band currently has one show scheduled for Aug. 22 in Seattle, Washington, though they\u2019re scheduled to kick off a proper run Sept. 29 in Mashantucket, Connecticut. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The 2022 World Cup is scheduled to kick off in Qatar this November. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun , 21 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1857, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kik-\u02cc\u022ff"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alpha",
|
|
"baseline",
|
|
"beginning",
|
|
"birth",
|
|
"commencement",
|
|
"dawn",
|
|
"day one",
|
|
"genesis",
|
|
"get-go",
|
|
"git-go",
|
|
"inception",
|
|
"incipience",
|
|
"incipiency",
|
|
"launch",
|
|
"morning",
|
|
"nascence",
|
|
"nascency",
|
|
"onset",
|
|
"outset",
|
|
"start",
|
|
"threshold"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230800",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"kickshaw":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a fancy dish : delicacy":[],
|
|
": trinket , gewgaw":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a display case in the antiques shop filled with costume jewelry and various kickshaws from the 1920s",
|
|
"the company's holiday party always features an array of artfully confected kickshaws"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"by folk etymology from French quelque chose something":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kik-\u02ccsh\u022f"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bauble",
|
|
"bibelot",
|
|
"curio",
|
|
"curiosity",
|
|
"doodad",
|
|
"gaud",
|
|
"gewgaw",
|
|
"geegaw",
|
|
"gimcrack",
|
|
"knickknack",
|
|
"nicknack",
|
|
"novelty",
|
|
"ornamental",
|
|
"tchotchke",
|
|
"trinket"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201459",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"kickup":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a noisy quarrel : row":[],
|
|
": to cause to rise upward":[
|
|
"clouds of dust kicked up by passing cars"
|
|
],
|
|
": to give evidence of disorder":[],
|
|
": to stir up : provoke":[
|
|
"kick up a fuss"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"after their last kickup , they didn't speak to each other for a week",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Our Mustang had the Mach 1 Handling package, which raised its price by $3750 but earned its keep with gloriously sticky Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires, a rear spoiler with a cute Gurney kickup , and adjustable strut mounts. \u2014 Elana Scherr, Car and Driver , 27 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Monday is expected to cool down considerably, Stewart said, though gusty northerly winds are forecast to kick up in the evening. \u2014 Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times , 12 June 2022",
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"Maybe somebody needs to kick up a reboot with Rock in place of the kid and Smith as the out-of-control adult, drunk on fame and eccentricity and, perhaps, on the ghost of proximity to his lifelong dream. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"Winds kick up from the south and southwest later in the day. \u2014 Molly Robey, Washington Post , 15 May 2022",
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"Turbo boost always allows a computer to kick up its processing speed. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 23 May 2022",
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"Plus, the dogs would kick up rocks, tear up plants, and dig like crazy. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"This Levoit can easily kick up the humidity in a room thanks to its large six-liter tank and variety of mist settings. \u2014 Paige Szmodis, Popular Mechanics , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"The gusts kick up heading into the afternoon with sustained winds of 20 to 25 mph, according to Nitz\u2019s forecast. \u2014 Matt Bruce, ajc , 26 Mar. 2022",
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"This spring, everyone\u2019s ready to kick up their heels and have some fun. \u2014 Irina Grechko, refinery29.com , 28 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"1756, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"circa 1793, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kik-\u02cc\u0259p"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"altercation",
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"argle-bargle",
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"argument",
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"argy-bargy",
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"battle royal",
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"bicker",
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"brawl",
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"contretemps",
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"controversy",
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"cross fire",
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"disagreement",
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"dispute",
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"donnybrook",
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"falling-out",
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"fight",
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"hassle",
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"imbroglio",
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"misunderstanding",
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"quarrel",
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"rhubarb",
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"row",
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"scrap",
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"set-to",
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"spat",
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"squabble",
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"tiff",
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"wrangle"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031247",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"kicky":{
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"antonyms":[
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"unexciting"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"needing one last kicky experience in my life, I decided to try bungee jumping",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Today, Irina Shayk stepped out in New York City wearing a kicky number by Burberry, in the label\u2019s signature plaid. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 14 Oct. 2020",
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"And the animation theme reveals itself to be best during a chase scene with some kicky music behind it and ample opportunities for comic book text pop-ups. \u2014 Jodi Walker, EW.com , 16 May 2020",
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"The soundtrack is kicky , the rank-and-file firefighters cheekier and the references to skincare routines increased, in a gentle jab at Lowe. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 20 Jan. 2020",
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"The Korean fried chicken drummies had less crisp than the sandwich and the bibimbap bowl and they were brushed with a slightly kicky sauce. \u2014 Nancy Ngo, Twin Cities , 19 Sep. 2019",
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"At lunch, sandwiches on Iggy\u2019s ciabatta ($10 and up): roasted turkey and Swiss with a kicky pepper aioli crowned with cukes, a gyro filled with paper-thin lamb, tzatziki, and sweet confit tomatoes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 Sep. 2019",
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"The powdery croutons in the lobster salad are also oddly sweet, and a kicky side of baby bok choy reveals grit in the heat. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 13 Nov. 2019",
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"The freshwater fish are sliced thin and dredged in corn flour, cornmeal and a spice mixture before being quickly fried, resulting in addicting, crispy little fish sticks, served with a kicky red-chile mayo. \u2014 Jess Fleming, Twin Cities , 17 Oct. 2019",
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"Nearby, accessories brand Nappa Dori sells handmade leather totes and steamer trunks in kicky colors, while the upstairs caf\u00e9 is a great spot to refuel with a cappuccino. \u2014 Sarah Khan, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 9 Sep. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1942, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ki-k\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"breathtaking",
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"charged",
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"electric",
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"electrifying",
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"exciting",
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"exhilarating",
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"exhilarative",
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"galvanic",
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"galvanizing",
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"hair-raising",
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"heart-stopping",
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"inspiring",
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"intoxicating",
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"mind-bending",
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"mind-blowing",
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"mind-boggling",
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"rip-roaring",
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"rousing",
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"stimulating",
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"stirring",
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"thrilling"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080815",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"kick oneself":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to blame or criticize oneself for something one has done":[
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"You've got to stop kicking yourself . It wasn't your fault that the project failed.",
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"He was kicking himself for having forgotten the meeting.",
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"He could have kicked himself when he realized that he had forgotten the meeting."
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174858"
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},
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"kick pleat":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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|
": a short inverted pleat (such as at the bottom of a skirt) used to give breadth":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The mitered corners of the bedspread's inset border line up with the bedskirt's kick pleats . \u2014 Norman Kolpas, ELLE Decor , 5 July 2012"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1926, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010925"
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},
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"kick over":{
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"type":[
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to begin to fire":[
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"\u2014 used of an internal combustion engine"
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],
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": turn over sense 1b":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The SC Mirandela player explained that practicing using iBrainTech required a different type of focus to grabbing a bag of balls and hammering free-kick after free- kick over a wall. \u2014 Zak Garner-purkis, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The broadcasts will kick over to 94.5 ESPN radio in Milwaukee in some cases, and they're expected to feature Bob Uecker, Jeff Levering, Lane Grindle and new addition Josh Maurer throughout the spring. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"For the past 18 months, Daniel Harder has been keeping fit in his Harlem apartment with Zoom workouts, using an ironing board as a ballet barre and trying not to kick over the furniture. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The tackle was reviewed for a possible red-card infraction, but the yellow card stood instead, setting up Reynoso\u2019s bend, beautiful kick over the Seattle wall. \u2014 Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune , 7 Dec. 2020",
|
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"So when your opponent spikes the only card in the deck to beat you, don\u2019t kick over your computer, throw your mouse across the room and cuss out your best friend of 30 years. \u2014 Murray Valeriano, WSJ , 23 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Men kicked over trash cans and struck park benches with sledgehammers. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 3 June 2020",
|
|
"Moments before the sin-binning, Liam Williams flew himself forward like an Olympic diver to catch Biggar\u2019s clever kick over the defense, but video review wiped it out for a knock-on. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Sep. 2019",
|
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"But just like Palm Sunday service and that Zoom call that could've been an email, every part of our lives has been kicked over to the internet. \u2014 Michelle Santiago Cort\u00e9s, refinery29.com , 11 Apr. 2020"
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1951, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-054734"
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},
|
|
"kickpipe":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a short section of pipe to protect an electric cable from mechanical damage where it emerges from a floor or deck":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-062218"
|
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},
|
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"kick-starter":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a motor starter (as on a motorcycle) that is activated by a thrust of the foot":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kik-\u02ccst\u00e4r-t\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1916, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-114142"
|
|
},
|
|
"kickplate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a protective plate (as of metal or plastic) applied to the bottom of a door or cabinet or to the riser of a step to prevent marring of the finish by shoe marks":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
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|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-115338"
|
|
},
|
|
"kick-start":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to start (something, such as a motorcycle) by means of a kick-starter":[],
|
|
": jump-start sense 2":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kik-\u02ccst\u00e4rt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-054422"
|
|
},
|
|
"kickstand":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a swiveling metal bar or rod attached to a 2-wheeled vehicle (such as a bicycle) and used to prop up the vehicle when it is not in use":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kik-\u02ccstand"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The folio flap can be partially opened to serve as a kickstand with a variety of viewing angles. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"This shell has rubber feet for using your tablet while positioned flat, as well as a kickstand for propping it up. \u2014 Stephen Slaybaugh, Popular Mechanics , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"But one of the reasons Microsoft manages to get away with selling its Surface devices without the Type Cover is that the tablets have a kickstand built into the backside. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Make using the device a little easier with this kickstand and reusable adhesive to prop up a screen wherever necessary. \u2014 Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Provide an easier kickstand to stream videos on with the JOYAKI Wallet Case. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 7 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The ring style is a more sleek low-profile option that can be used as a kickstand in either orientation. \u2014 Nicole Nguyen, WSJ , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The small engine can be revealed thanks to a removable cover and the kickstand and steering handles both work. \u2014 Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver , 26 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"There\u2019s also a removable engine cover that showcases a mill built entirely from toy bricks, along with a functioning kickstand and handlebars. \u2014 Kyle Schnitzer, Robb Report , 26 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from its being put in position by a kick":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1947, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-085233"
|
|
},
|
|
"kick through":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"intransitive verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to kick in":[],
|
|
": to make a confession":[
|
|
"kick through and tell me what it is",
|
|
"\u2014 Erle Stanley Gardner"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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|
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|
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|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-182250"
|
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},
|
|
"kick turn":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a standing half turn in skiing made by swinging one ski high with a jerk and planting it in the desired direction and then lifting the other ski into a parallel position":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1910, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-185434"
|
|
},
|
|
"kicksorter":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a device that sorts and records electrical pulses of given intensities (as pulses from an ionization chamber)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-231925"
|
|
},
|
|
"kick to the curb":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiomatic phrase"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1984, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-100506"
|
|
},
|
|
"kick someone's butt":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to attack and injure someone severely":[
|
|
"Some drunk threatened to kick his butt ."
|
|
],
|
|
": to defeat someone easily or completely":[
|
|
"She'll kick your butt in tennis."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-105215"
|
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},
|
|
"kick up":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a noisy quarrel : row":[],
|
|
": to cause to rise upward":[
|
|
"clouds of dust kicked up by passing cars"
|
|
],
|
|
": to stir up : provoke":[
|
|
"kick up a fuss"
|
|
],
|
|
": to give evidence of disorder":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kik-\u02cc\u0259p"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"altercation",
|
|
"argle-bargle",
|
|
"argument",
|
|
"argy-bargy",
|
|
"battle royal",
|
|
"bicker",
|
|
"brawl",
|
|
"contretemps",
|
|
"controversy",
|
|
"cross fire",
|
|
"disagreement",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"donnybrook",
|
|
"falling-out",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"hassle",
|
|
"imbroglio",
|
|
"misunderstanding",
|
|
"quarrel",
|
|
"rhubarb",
|
|
"row",
|
|
"scrap",
|
|
"set-to",
|
|
"spat",
|
|
"squabble",
|
|
"tiff",
|
|
"wrangle"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
|
"after their last kickup , they didn't speak to each other for a week",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Our Mustang had the Mach 1 Handling package, which raised its price by $3750 but earned its keep with gloriously sticky Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires, a rear spoiler with a cute Gurney kickup , and adjustable strut mounts. \u2014 Elana Scherr, Car and Driver , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Monday is expected to cool down considerably, Stewart said, though gusty northerly winds are forecast to kick up in the evening. \u2014 Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Maybe somebody needs to kick up a reboot with Rock in place of the kid and Smith as the out-of-control adult, drunk on fame and eccentricity and, perhaps, on the ghost of proximity to his lifelong dream. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Winds kick up from the south and southwest later in the day. \u2014 Molly Robey, Washington Post , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"Turbo boost always allows a computer to kick up its processing speed. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Plus, the dogs would kick up rocks, tear up plants, and dig like crazy. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This Levoit can easily kick up the humidity in a room thanks to its large six-liter tank and variety of mist settings. \u2014 Paige Szmodis, Popular Mechanics , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The gusts kick up heading into the afternoon with sustained winds of 20 to 25 mph, according to Nitz\u2019s forecast. \u2014 Matt Bruce, ajc , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This spring, everyone\u2019s ready to kick up their heels and have some fun. \u2014 Irina Grechko, refinery29.com , 28 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1793, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"1756, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-114844"
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},
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"kick-sled":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a sled popular in Scandinavia that consists usually of a low seat on runners and that is propelled usually by one holding the back of the seat, standing on a runner with one foot, and pushing with the other":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-092337"
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},
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"kicksies":{
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"type":[
|
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"plural noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": trousers , pants":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8kiksiz"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"kicks trousers (from plural of kick entry 2 ) + -ie + -s":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-091558"
|
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},
|
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"kicker":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": one that kicks or kicks something":[],
|
|
": an unexpected and surprising remark, revelation, or set of circumstances":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ki-k\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"The real kicker came when the chairman announced that he was quitting.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Where the kicker comes to play is the role of AI Ethics. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 7 July 2022",
|
|
"Two decades after stepping away from the NFL, the former Pro Bowl kicker returned to the sport with the Jacksonville Sharks, becoming the oldest player in the National Arena League's five-year history. \u2014 Clayton Freeman, USA TODAY , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"In Houston\u2019s 23-16 loss to the New Orleans Breakers on Sunday, the former UAB kicker connected on three field goals at Protective Stadium in Birmingham. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"Gino Cappelletti made his name in New England as one of the first great Patriots players, his career as a receiver and kicker spanning 1960-70. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"The others were George Blanda, the quarterback and kicker for the Houston Oilers and the Oakland Raiders, and Jim Otto, the Raiders\u2019 center. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"There are two musts for the Browns in this draft: Receiver and kicker . \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Teams traditionally wait until the last couple rounds to draft a kicker or punter. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Six Auburn players have been drafted as specialists -- kicker or punter -- with O\u2019Donoghue coming off the draft board the quickest. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 20 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-175354"
|
|
},
|
|
"kickdown":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from kick down , verb":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-204439"
|
|
},
|
|
"kicks":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to strike out with the foot or feet":[],
|
|
": to make a kick in football":[],
|
|
": to show opposition : resist , rebel":[],
|
|
": to function with vitality and energy":[
|
|
"alive and kicking"
|
|
],
|
|
": to recoil when fired":[],
|
|
": to go from one place to another as circumstance or whim dictates":[],
|
|
": to run at a faster speed during the last part of a race":[],
|
|
": to strike, thrust, or hit with the foot":[],
|
|
": to strike suddenly and forcefully as if with the foot":[],
|
|
": to remove by a kicking motion":[
|
|
"kicked off her shoes"
|
|
],
|
|
": to remove from a position or status":[
|
|
"kicked him off the team"
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 see also kick to the curb":[
|
|
"kicked him off the team"
|
|
],
|
|
": to score by kicking a ball":[],
|
|
": to heap reproaches upon (oneself)":[
|
|
"kicked themselves for not going"
|
|
],
|
|
": to free oneself of (something, such as a drug habit)":[],
|
|
": to kick butt":[],
|
|
": to cast off restraint, authority, or control":[],
|
|
": die":[],
|
|
": to show sudden delight":[],
|
|
": to have a lively time":[],
|
|
": to promote to a higher but less desirable position":[],
|
|
": the power to kick":[],
|
|
": a rhythmic motion of the legs used in swimming":[],
|
|
": a burst of speed in racing":[],
|
|
": pocket , wallet":[],
|
|
": a feeling or expression of opposition or objection":[
|
|
"a kick against the administration"
|
|
],
|
|
": the grounds for objection":[],
|
|
": a powerful or forceful effect":[
|
|
"chili with a kick"
|
|
],
|
|
": a stimulating or pleasurable effect or experience":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used in the phrases get a kick out of and (just) for kicks",
|
|
"\u2026 we just got a big kick out of seeing our names in the paper",
|
|
"\u2014 Joel Stein",
|
|
"She plays golf just for kicks [=for fun] ."
|
|
],
|
|
": pursuit of an absorbing or obsessive new interest":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with on",
|
|
"\"\u2026 I'll get on a kick though where I can't get enough of something, and it'll show up in everything. \u2026 \"",
|
|
"\u2014 Danny Markowicz",
|
|
"If you're on a post-Christmas health kick , there are plenty of seasonal vegetables to keep you going \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Caroline Lindsay"
|
|
],
|
|
": kicker sense 2":[],
|
|
": shoes or sneakers":[
|
|
"\u2026 nothing draws more attention to a rare pair of kicks than the cuffed hem of slim sweats.",
|
|
"\u2014 Steve Dool"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beef",
|
|
"bellyache",
|
|
"bitch",
|
|
"bleat",
|
|
"carp",
|
|
"caterwaul",
|
|
"complain",
|
|
"crab",
|
|
"croak",
|
|
"fuss",
|
|
"gripe",
|
|
"grizzle",
|
|
"grouch",
|
|
"grouse",
|
|
"growl",
|
|
"grumble",
|
|
"grump",
|
|
"holler",
|
|
"inveigh",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"kvetch",
|
|
"maunder",
|
|
"moan",
|
|
"murmur",
|
|
"mutter",
|
|
"nag",
|
|
"repine",
|
|
"scream",
|
|
"squawk",
|
|
"squeal",
|
|
"wail",
|
|
"whimper",
|
|
"whine",
|
|
"whinge",
|
|
"yammer",
|
|
"yawp",
|
|
"yaup",
|
|
"yowl"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bang",
|
|
"boot",
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"exhilaration",
|
|
"frisson",
|
|
"jollies",
|
|
"rush",
|
|
"thrill",
|
|
"titillation",
|
|
"wallop"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The attacker kicked him in the stomach.",
|
|
"She lost her temper and kicked over the box.",
|
|
"He kicked the ball into the goal.",
|
|
"She kicked the ball to me.",
|
|
"The policeman kicked the door open.",
|
|
"The baby kicked his legs in the air.",
|
|
"The swimming instructor reminded the children to kick their legs as they swam.",
|
|
"The baby kicked with pleasure.",
|
|
"He kicked the winning field goal.",
|
|
"When he was 25, he kicked his cocaine habit and went back to school.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"He gave me a kick in the leg.",
|
|
"If you give the machine a little kick , it should start working again.",
|
|
"a long kick in football",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The annual SharonFest, kicking off July 28, is a party with a purpose. \u2014 Jennie Key, Cincinnati.com , 20 July 2017",
|
|
"Indianapolis kicks off its four-game preseason schedule on Aug. 13 against the Detroit Lions. \u2014 Mark Inabinett, AL.com , 18 July 2017",
|
|
"That would explain why Peter Dinklage kicked off this season in total silence. \u2014 Joanna Robinson, HWD , 16 July 2017",
|
|
"FCKC ORL Shots 7 25 Shots on goal 3 11 Saves 7 2 Corner kicks 3 8 Fouls 5 10 Offsides 3 0 YELLOW CARDS Kansas City: Gibbons, 88th. \u2014 kansascity , 15 July 2017",
|
|
"Moving the cattle somewhere else to avoid conflict if wolves show up \u2014 or kicking them off the national forest altogether, as some critics would like \u2014 isn\u2019t so simple. \u2014 Lynda V. Mapes, The Seattle Times , 14 July 2017",
|
|
"On a makeshift kickball field on the National Mall, Jacquelyn Keenan cheered as one of her teammates kicked a rubber ball into the air and sprinted for first base. \u2014 Jim Rendon, New York Times , 14 July 2017",
|
|
"Baseball's annual swap-o-rama got underway Thursday as the Cubs and White Sox kicked off the traditional shuffling of prospects for potential game-changers. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com , 13 July 2017",
|
|
"Others pointed out that members of Congress have been scolded too, as when Representative Bobby Rush was kicked off the floor for wearing a hoodie to honor Trayvon Martin. \u2014 David A. Graham, The Atlantic , 13 July 2017",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Players are holidaying, and most teams around Europe are intent on trimming their squads ahead of the preseason, let alone the thinking about the ultimate kick -off in mid-August. \u2014 Henry Flynn, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"The concert marks the kick -off of the Athenaeum\u2019s annual summer jazz series. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Marchers lined up under sunny skies in front of the Cleveland Public Library for the noon kick -off of the march. \u2014 David Petkiewicz, cleveland , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"This wasn\u2019t just the kick -off of AGT, it will be remembered for the debut presentation of Siwa\u2019s new project. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Thursday\u2019s Star Wars Celebration kick -off marked the convention\u2019s first in-person event since 2019, after the 2020 edition was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 Carson Burton, Variety , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"The news comes shortly after Buckingham Palace confirmed the Sussexes and their children would not appear on the Palace Balcony during Trooping the Colour, the kick -off to this year's jubilee. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Marvel is teaming Spider-Man and Venom, while DC is using Free Comic Book Day as the kick -off for its new summer-long Dark Crisis series. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Just over two weeks before the kick -off to the 75th Cannes International Film Festival, organizers have added another two titles to the official 2022 lineup. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English kiken":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
|
|
"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-211118"
|
|
},
|
|
"kick-ass":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": strikingly or overwhelmingly tough, aggressive, powerful, or effective":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kik-\u02ccas"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1970, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-211401"
|
|
},
|
|
"Kickapoo":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an Indian people originally of Wisconsin but now living in Oklahoma and Chihuahua, Mexico":[],
|
|
": a member of such people":[],
|
|
": a dialect of Fox":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kik\u0259\u02ccp\u00fc"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Kickapoo kiw\u011bgapawa , literally, he stands about":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-222535"
|
|
},
|
|
"kicking":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to strike out with the foot or feet":[],
|
|
": to make a kick in football":[],
|
|
": to show opposition : resist , rebel":[],
|
|
": to function with vitality and energy":[
|
|
"alive and kicking"
|
|
],
|
|
": to recoil when fired":[],
|
|
": to go from one place to another as circumstance or whim dictates":[],
|
|
": to run at a faster speed during the last part of a race":[],
|
|
": to strike, thrust, or hit with the foot":[],
|
|
": to strike suddenly and forcefully as if with the foot":[],
|
|
": to remove by a kicking motion":[
|
|
"kicked off her shoes"
|
|
],
|
|
": to remove from a position or status":[
|
|
"kicked him off the team"
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 see also kick to the curb":[
|
|
"kicked him off the team"
|
|
],
|
|
": to score by kicking a ball":[],
|
|
": to heap reproaches upon (oneself)":[
|
|
"kicked themselves for not going"
|
|
],
|
|
": to free oneself of (something, such as a drug habit)":[],
|
|
": to kick butt":[],
|
|
": to cast off restraint, authority, or control":[],
|
|
": die":[],
|
|
": to show sudden delight":[],
|
|
": to have a lively time":[],
|
|
": to promote to a higher but less desirable position":[],
|
|
": the power to kick":[],
|
|
": a rhythmic motion of the legs used in swimming":[],
|
|
": a burst of speed in racing":[],
|
|
": pocket , wallet":[],
|
|
": a feeling or expression of opposition or objection":[
|
|
"a kick against the administration"
|
|
],
|
|
": the grounds for objection":[],
|
|
": a powerful or forceful effect":[
|
|
"chili with a kick"
|
|
],
|
|
": a stimulating or pleasurable effect or experience":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used in the phrases get a kick out of and (just) for kicks",
|
|
"\u2026 we just got a big kick out of seeing our names in the paper",
|
|
"\u2014 Joel Stein",
|
|
"She plays golf just for kicks [=for fun] ."
|
|
],
|
|
": pursuit of an absorbing or obsessive new interest":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with on",
|
|
"\"\u2026 I'll get on a kick though where I can't get enough of something, and it'll show up in everything. \u2026 \"",
|
|
"\u2014 Danny Markowicz",
|
|
"If you're on a post-Christmas health kick , there are plenty of seasonal vegetables to keep you going \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Caroline Lindsay"
|
|
],
|
|
": kicker sense 2":[],
|
|
": shoes or sneakers":[
|
|
"\u2026 nothing draws more attention to a rare pair of kicks than the cuffed hem of slim sweats.",
|
|
"\u2014 Steve Dool"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beef",
|
|
"bellyache",
|
|
"bitch",
|
|
"bleat",
|
|
"carp",
|
|
"caterwaul",
|
|
"complain",
|
|
"crab",
|
|
"croak",
|
|
"fuss",
|
|
"gripe",
|
|
"grizzle",
|
|
"grouch",
|
|
"grouse",
|
|
"growl",
|
|
"grumble",
|
|
"grump",
|
|
"holler",
|
|
"inveigh",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"kvetch",
|
|
"maunder",
|
|
"moan",
|
|
"murmur",
|
|
"mutter",
|
|
"nag",
|
|
"repine",
|
|
"scream",
|
|
"squawk",
|
|
"squeal",
|
|
"wail",
|
|
"whimper",
|
|
"whine",
|
|
"whinge",
|
|
"yammer",
|
|
"yawp",
|
|
"yaup",
|
|
"yowl"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bang",
|
|
"boot",
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"exhilaration",
|
|
"frisson",
|
|
"jollies",
|
|
"rush",
|
|
"thrill",
|
|
"titillation",
|
|
"wallop"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The attacker kicked him in the stomach.",
|
|
"She lost her temper and kicked over the box.",
|
|
"He kicked the ball into the goal.",
|
|
"She kicked the ball to me.",
|
|
"The policeman kicked the door open.",
|
|
"The baby kicked his legs in the air.",
|
|
"The swimming instructor reminded the children to kick their legs as they swam.",
|
|
"The baby kicked with pleasure.",
|
|
"He kicked the winning field goal.",
|
|
"When he was 25, he kicked his cocaine habit and went back to school.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"He gave me a kick in the leg.",
|
|
"If you give the machine a little kick , it should start working again.",
|
|
"a long kick in football",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The annual SharonFest, kicking off July 28, is a party with a purpose. \u2014 Jennie Key, Cincinnati.com , 20 July 2017",
|
|
"Indianapolis kicks off its four-game preseason schedule on Aug. 13 against the Detroit Lions. \u2014 Mark Inabinett, AL.com , 18 July 2017",
|
|
"That would explain why Peter Dinklage kicked off this season in total silence. \u2014 Joanna Robinson, HWD , 16 July 2017",
|
|
"FCKC ORL Shots 7 25 Shots on goal 3 11 Saves 7 2 Corner kicks 3 8 Fouls 5 10 Offsides 3 0 YELLOW CARDS Kansas City: Gibbons, 88th. \u2014 kansascity , 15 July 2017",
|
|
"Moving the cattle somewhere else to avoid conflict if wolves show up \u2014 or kicking them off the national forest altogether, as some critics would like \u2014 isn\u2019t so simple. \u2014 Lynda V. Mapes, The Seattle Times , 14 July 2017",
|
|
"On a makeshift kickball field on the National Mall, Jacquelyn Keenan cheered as one of her teammates kicked a rubber ball into the air and sprinted for first base. \u2014 Jim Rendon, New York Times , 14 July 2017",
|
|
"Baseball's annual swap-o-rama got underway Thursday as the Cubs and White Sox kicked off the traditional shuffling of prospects for potential game-changers. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com , 13 July 2017",
|
|
"Others pointed out that members of Congress have been scolded too, as when Representative Bobby Rush was kicked off the floor for wearing a hoodie to honor Trayvon Martin. \u2014 David A. Graham, The Atlantic , 13 July 2017",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Players are holidaying, and most teams around Europe are intent on trimming their squads ahead of the preseason, let alone the thinking about the ultimate kick -off in mid-August. \u2014 Henry Flynn, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"The concert marks the kick -off of the Athenaeum\u2019s annual summer jazz series. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Marchers lined up under sunny skies in front of the Cleveland Public Library for the noon kick -off of the march. \u2014 David Petkiewicz, cleveland , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"This wasn\u2019t just the kick -off of AGT, it will be remembered for the debut presentation of Siwa\u2019s new project. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 31 May 2022",
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"Thursday\u2019s Star Wars Celebration kick -off marked the convention\u2019s first in-person event since 2019, after the 2020 edition was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 Carson Burton, Variety , 26 May 2022",
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"The news comes shortly after Buckingham Palace confirmed the Sussexes and their children would not appear on the Palace Balcony during Trooping the Colour, the kick -off to this year's jubilee. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 6 May 2022",
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"Marvel is teaming Spider-Man and Venom, while DC is using Free Comic Book Day as the kick -off for its new summer-long Dark Crisis series. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 4 May 2022",
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"Just over two weeks before the kick -off to the 75th Cannes International Film Festival, organizers have added another two titles to the official 2022 lineup. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Apr. 2022"
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"Middle English kiken":"Verb"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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