the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Kick
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(v. i.) To thrust out the foot or feet with violence; to strike out with the foot or feet, as in defense or in bad temper; esp., to strike backward, as a horse does, or to have a habit of doing so. Hence, figuratively: To show ugly resistance, opposition, or hostility; to spurn.
(2):
(v. i.) To recoil; - said of a musket, cannon, etc.
(3):
(n.) The recoil of a musket or other firearm, when discharged.
(4):
(n.) A projection in a mold, to form a depression in the surface of the brick.
(5):
(n.) The projection on the tang of the blade of a pocket knife, which prevents the edge of the blade from striking the spring. See Illust. of Pocketknife.
(6):
(n.) A blow with the foot or feet; a striking or thrust with the foot.
(7):
(v. t.) To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Kick'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/k/kick.html. 1828.
