" kick "

1: to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely;

  * e.g., " ... he's been kicking all week about not getting the promotion "

•  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,

•  yowl

•  Antonyms : 

•  crow,

•  delight,

•  rejoice

2: to present an opposing opinion or argument;

  * e.g., " ... fiscal conservatives have already started to kick about the proposed program, claiming it will increase the state's deficit substantially "

•  Synonyms : 

•  demur,

•  except,

•  expostulate,

•  object,

•  protest,

•  remonstrate (with)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to give serious and careful thought to;

  * e.g., " ... the board spent the afternoon kicking around the feasibility of opening an overseas office "

•  Synonyms : 

•  chew over,

•  cogitate,

•  consider,

•  contemplate,

•  debate,

•  deliberate,

•  entertain,

•  eye,

•  meditate,

•  mull (over),

•  perpend,

•  ponder,

•  pore (over),

•  question,

•  revolve,

•  ruminate,

•  study,

•  think (about or over),

•  turn,

•  weigh,

•  wrestle (with)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to spend time in aimless activity;

  * e.g., " ... I really can't do much but kick around at work until I get the rest of the submissions "

•  Synonyms : 

•  doodle,

•  fiddle (around),

•  fool around,

•  fribble,

•  goof (around),

•  hang about,

•  mess around,

•  monkey (around),

•  play,

•  potter (around),

•  putter (around),

•  trifle

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to spend time doing nothing;

  * e.g., " ... spent the afternoon kicking around, while his wife bought out the mall "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bum,

•  chill,

•  dally,

•  dawdle,

•  dillydally,

•  drone,

•  footle,

•  goof (off),

•  hack (around),

•  hang (around or out),

•  hang about,

•  idle,

•  kick back,

•  laze,

•  lazy,

•  loaf,

•  loll,

•  lounge,

•  veg out

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to refrain from labor or exertion;

  * e.g., " ... I plan to spend the day kicking back and watching television "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bask,

•  loll,

•  lounge,

•  relax,

•  repose,

•  rest

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to spend time doing nothing;

  * e.g., " ... a good resort for people who want to kick back and watch others exercise strenuously "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bum,

•  chill,

•  dally,

•  dawdle,

•  dillydally,

•  drone,

•  footle,

•  goof (off),

•  hack (around),

•  hang (around or out),

•  hang about,

•  idle,

•  kick around,

•  laze,

•  lazy,

•  loaf,

•  loll,

•  lounge,

•  veg out

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to make a donation as part of a group effort;

  * e.g., " ... if everyone in the department kicks in, we can give him an especially nice present for his retirement "

•  Synonyms : 

•  chip in,

•  contribute,

•  pitch in

•  Antonyms : 

•  breathe,

•  live

2: to stop living;

  * e.g., " ... the ornery cuss finally kicked in at the ripe old age of 90 "

•  Synonyms : 

•  check out,

•  conk (out),

•  croak,

•  decease,

•  demise,

•  depart,

•  die,

•  drop,

•  end,

•  exit,

•  expire,

•  fall,

•  flatline,

•  go,

•  kick off,

•  part,

•  pass (on),

•  pass away,

•  peg out,

•  perish,

•  pop off,

•  step out,

•  succumb

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to take the first step in (a process or course of action);

  * e.g., " ... I'll kick off the discussion on ethics with this question "

•  Synonyms : 

•  begin,

•  commence,

•  embark (on or upon),

•  enter (into or upon),

•  fall (to),

•  get off,

•  launch,

•  lead off,

•  open,

•  start,

•  strike (into)

•  Antonyms : 

•  conclude,

•  end,

•  finish,

•  terminate

2: to stop living;

  * e.g., " ... surprisingly, the recluse was worth a cool million when he kicked off "

•  Synonyms : 

•  check out,

•  conk (out),

•  croak,

•  decease,

•  demise,

•  depart,

•  die,

•  drop,

•  end,

•  exit,

•  expire,

•  fall,

•  flatline,

•  go,

•  kick in,

•  part,

•  pass (on),

•  pass away,

•  peg out,

•  perish,

•  pop off,

•  step out,

•  succumb

•  Antonyms : 

•  breathe,

•  live

1: to drive or force out;

  * e.g., " ... kicked out of the game for using bad language "

•  Synonyms : 

•  banish,

•  boot (out),

•  bounce,

•  cast out,

•  chase,

•  dismiss,

•  drum (out),

•  eject,

•  expel,

•  extrude,

•  oust,

•  out,

•  rout,

•  run off,

•  throw out,

•  turf (out),

•  turn out

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a pleasurably intense stimulation of the feelings;

  * e.g., " ... I get a kick out of downhill skiing "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bang,

•  boot,

•  charge,

•  exhilaration,

•  frisson,

•  jollies,

•  rush,

•  thrill,

•  titillation,

•  wallop

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: a source of great satisfaction;

  * e.g., " ... it was a kick for the parents to see their once-shy son star in a Broadway play "

•  Synonyms : 

•  delectation,

•  delight,

•  feast,

•  gas,

•  joy,

•  manna,

•  pleasure,

•  treat

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: a feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent;

  * e.g., " ... nowadays there seem to be few words in the dictionary that do not raise a kick from one person or another "

•  Synonyms : 

•  challenge,

•  complaint,

•  demur,

•  demurral,

•  demurrer,

•  difficulty,

•  exception,

•  expostulation,

•  fuss,

•  objection,

•  protest,

•  question,

•  remonstrance,

•  stink

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to achieve victory (as in a contest);

  * e.g., " ... Everyone was surprised when the shy student kicked butt in the school talent show. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  conquer,

•  prevail,

•  triumph,

•  win

•  Antonyms : 

•  lose

1: to rise up against established authority;

  * e.g., " ... Of course he's kicking over the traces, he's a teenager! "

•  Synonyms : 

•  mutiny,

•  rebel,

•  revolt

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to stop living;

  * e.g., " ... He had things he wanted to accomplish before he kicked the bucket. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  check out,

•  conk (out),

•  croak,

•  decease,

•  demise,

•  depart,

•  die,

•  drop,

•  end,

•  exit,

•  expire,

•  fall,

•  flatline,

•  go,

•  kick in,

•  kick off,

•  pass (on),

•  pass away,

•  part,

•  peg out,

•  perish,

•  pop off,

•  step out,

•  succumb

•  Antonyms : 

•  breathe,

•  live