Kick \Kick\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kicred; p. pr. & vb. n. Kicking.]

[W. cicio, fr. cic foot.]

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.

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]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Kick \Kick\, v. i.

1. 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.

I should kick, being kicked. --Shak.

2. To recoil; -- said of a musket, cannon, etc.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Kick \Kick\, n.

1. A blow with the foot or feet; a striking or thrust with the foot.

A kick, that scarce would more a horse, May kill a sound divine. --Cowper.

2. 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.

3. (Brickmaking) A projection in a mold, to form a depression in the surface of the brick.

4. The recoil of a musket or other firearm, when discharged.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)