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    kicking
    [ noun ]
    1. a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics

    2. <noun.act>
      the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements
      the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him
    3. the act of delivering a blow with the foot

    4. <noun.act>
      he gave the ball a powerful kick
      the team's kicking was excellent


    Kick \Kick\ (k[i^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kicked} (k[i^]kt); p.
    pr. & vb. n. {Kicking}.] [W. cicio, fr. cic foot.]
    1. To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a
    horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.

    He [Frederick the Great] kicked the shins of his
    judges. --Macaulay.

    2. To evict or remove from a place or position, usually with
    out or off; as, they kicked him off the staff; he was
    kicked out of the restaurant; the landlord kicked them out
    of the apartment for making too much noise.
    [PJC]

    3. (Sport) To score (goals or points) by kicking; as, they
    kicked three field goals in the game.
    [PJC]

    4. To discontinue; -- usually used of habitual activities;
    as, to kick a habit; he kicked his drug habit.
    [PJC]

    {To kick the beam}, to fit up and strike the beam; -- said of
    the lighter arm of a loaded balance; hence, to be found
    wanting in weight. --Milton.

    {To kick the bucket}, to lose one's life; to die. [Colloq. &
    Low]

    {To kick oneself}, to experience strong regret; as, he kicked
    himself for not investing in the stock market in 1995.
    [1913 Webster +PJC]

    kicking \kicking\ n.
    The act of delivering a blow with the foot.

    Syn: kick, boot.
    [WordNet 1.5]

    {alive and kicking} alive and vigorously active.
    [PJC]

    1. Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan Jr. urged lawyers and judges to fight discrimination in an address kicking off a yearlong celebration of the bicentennial of the federal court system.
    2. He pioneered the now standard "around-the-world" move, kicking the bag about chest-high with his instep, or the inside or outside of his ankle, then circling the flying bag with his foot a few times before catching it on his shoe.
    3. At the Shishinden Palace in Kyoto, Mr. Bush was invited to watch a demonstration of an eighth-century court game called Kemari that involves intricate kicking around of a horsehair football.
    4. You could be an old fogey at 19. You can be kicking up your heels at 63. It's an attitude.
    5. I am encouraged that Bishop Spong and other devoted "radicals" are challenging the church's talismanic beliefs about homosexuals and are dragging the Christian faith kicking and screaming into modern-day society.
    6. Pete du Pont is further proof that supply-side ideas are alive and kicking.
    7. He would jump up and down and kick." "He screamed `Marine' as he was kicking me," said Carlson. "Then he set a deadline for my life.
    8. "We're taking names and kicking ankles," said Rep. Les AuCoin (D., Ore.).
    9. How about kicking the Soviets off Mount Alto?
    10. Rep. Markey apparently wants the markets kicking out at the slightest blip, like the fuses in a house with 100-year-old wiring.
    11. But there was apparent evidence to support their case and many cereal growers who sold early must now be kicking themselves. Forward prices for next harvest have also risen above support levels.
    12. He also has that rare instinct for try-scoring. Opponents have not yet exploited his left-footed kicking or his head-on tackling.
    13. Two years after the Nazis left, communists under the guise of a Greek Liberation Army attempted to seize power, kicking off a bloody three-year civil war that ended in 1949 and a humiliating defeat for the Communists.
    14. Analysts were yesterday kicking themselves for forgetting that the last VAT rise in 1979 led to a near-7 per cent jump in sales on the month, followed by a 10 per cent plunge the month after.
    15. Estonia underscored the potential of the reform by kicking off a contest to design its new currency, the krona.
    16. At a lunch kicking off the joint venture, the senator gives a Japanese official a U.S. flag that once flew over the Capitol.
    17. "They were kicking and screaming, but it's for their own good," he said.
    18. He predicted she would be out of the hospital in five to 10 days "if everything goes well." The National Organization for Women is kicking up a fuss over plans to lead off the Cotton Bowl Parade with 995 pairs of women's legs.
    19. He was sitting with a girl, but they grabbed him anyway and punched him, and he fell to the ground and they started kicking him.
    20. It was a rare moment of malice in a game largely free of the routine kicking and tripping which mar English soccer.
    21. "It was clear from the review that some police officers engaged in the excessive use of force against private citizens by striking demonstrators with nightsticks and kicking other apparently defenseless people," said Commissioner Benjamin Ward.
    22. Country-western star Waylon Jennings, who got his start as a club singer in Phoenix in the 1960s also remembers kicking his cocaine habit here five years ago.
    23. Or Constance Bennett and Grant kicking up their heels all night long in "Topper"? The 1930s was a time when night life meant dressing up.
    24. For high-technology companies, kicking the CFC habit isn't easy.
    25. WHAT HAS happened to the Wellcome share price over the past month is a case of the market kicking a company when it is down.
    26. The spokesman sought to put the best face on the situation by stating that Ford wasn't "dragged kicking and screaming" into making the recall, but instead took the step voluntarily to "improve customer satisfaction."
    27. He and other federal officials joined Gov. William Donald Schaefer in kicking off a national publicity campaign for the census next year and urged Americans to stand up and be counted.
    28. Also Monday, the Panamanian Defense Forces announced a shakeup, kicking out 17 officers connected with the coup attempt and promoting 98 loyal officers.
    29. In Laura Lynn's case, she took to hitting, kicking and biting her foster parents.
    30. "I do not want to see further delay in kicking this problem on down the road." The president said he would veto any congressional resolution that postpones the deadline for the administration and Congress to agree on deficit reductions.
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