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Synonyms for kick

37 synonyms
4 meanings

verb
noun

Most common

sound off kvetch balk US live to regret

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Sound off

sound off, complain, plain, kvetch, quetch rare

2. Object — to show opposition or resistance

object, balk US, baulk UK

Other

give up, power, live to regret, pelt, oppose, bang slang, slap slang, rock slang, rule slang, spurn dated, expostulate rare, recalcitrate rare

Noun

1. Boot

boot, rush, charge, charre UK, thrill, flush

2. Bitch

bitch, beef, squawk, gripe

Other

recoil, kicker, kick-back, dash, pleasure, flutter, opposition, obsession, calcation rare

Definitions

v. 1
To show opposition or resistance.
v. 2
To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
Did you kick your brother?
n. 1
A hit or strike with the leg, foot or knee.
n. 2
The action of swinging a foot or leg.
The ballerina did a high kick and a leap.

Related words

Phrases: kick the bucket kick out kick-off kick in kick upstairs kick-back kick-ass kick rocks

Forms

Plural: kicks → boots, rushes, charges, thrills…
Past participle: kicked
e.g. kicked → complained, plained, kvetched, quetched…

Example sentences

kvetch He's such a schmuck. He does nothing but kvetch.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
kick		rising
kvetch		rising
balk		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: rock¹, rule¹, rush¹, bang¹, beef¹, boot¹, slap¹, dash¹, pelt¹, balk¹
5 letters: power², bitch¹, plain¹, flush¹, gripe¹, spurn¹, baulk
6 letters: charge¹, object², oppose², thrill¹, kicker², recoil², squawk¹, kvetch¹, quetch, charre
7 letters: flutter²
8 letters: pleasure², complain²
9 letters: obsession³, calcation
10 letters: opposition⁴
11 letters: expostulate
12 letters: recalcitrate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (power² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: botter
Español: patear