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Collocations for kick - noun

1. act of kicking

ADJECTIVE

good, hard, hefty, powerful, sharp, swift, vicious
She gave him a hard kick to the stomach.
This city could use a good kick in the pants. (AmE,figurative)
karate, roundhouse (AmE), scissor
Olivia leapt forward with a high karate kick.
high, leg
an energetic performer using dance routines and high kicks
corner, free, goal, overhead, penalty, spot (all in football/soccer)
drop (in rugby and American football)
onside (in American football)

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VERB + kick

give sb/sth
Give the door a good kick if it won't open.
aim
deliver, land, plant
Roy landed a kick to the man's head.
get, receive
He had received a painful kick on the knee.

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PREPOSITION

kick at
a kick at goal
kick by, kick from
a kick from Maynard in the last minute of the game
kick in
a kick in the stomach
kick on
a kick on the ankle
kick to
a kick to the ribs

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2. feeling of great pleasure/excitement

ADJECTIVE

big, great, huge, real

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VERB + kick

get
He gets a real kick out of fixing something so that it can be used again.
give sb
It gave the youngsters a kick to see their own play on television.

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PREPOSITION

for kicks
They don't really want the things they steal. They just do it for kicks.

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Collocations for kick - verb

1. hit sb/sth with your foot

ADVERB

hard, savagely, viciously, violently
Don't kick the ball too hard.
gently
Marcia gently kicked the horse again to make it trot.
accidentally, deliberately (esp. BrE)
He was sent off for deliberately kicking an Italian player.
repeatedly
Foster admitted punching and kicking the man repeatedly.
around, over
The boys were kicking a ball around in the yard.
Abe roared and kicked over a table.

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PREPOSITION

against
She could feel the baby kicking against her stomach wall.
Young people often kick against convention. (figurative)
at
She kicked at the loose pebbles by the roadside.
in
They threw him to the ground and kicked him hard in the stomach.
on
She kicked me on the knee.

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PHRASES

kick a door down
kick a door open, kick a door shut
Suddenly the far door was kicked open.
kick sb to death

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2. move your feet in the air

ADVERB

frantically, furiously, wildly
He rolled over in the sand, kicking wildly.
off
They dropped their bags in the front hall and kicked off their shoes.

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PREPOSITION

out at
The horse kicked out at the dog.
with
I tried to dive back under, kicking with my legs.

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PHRASES

drag sb kicking and screaming
The police had to drag her kicking and screaming out of the house.
kick your legs, your legs kick
The little boy was now lying on his back kicking his legs in the air.
I was carried upstairs, arms waving and legs kicking.

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Kick is used with these nouns as the subject:
baby, foot, leg

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Kick is used with these nouns as the object:
ball, booze, conversion, foot, football, goal, ground, habit, leg, penalty, sand, stomach

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