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Phrasal verbs starting with "kick"

13 phrasal verbs use this verb

kick about
B1

To discuss ideas informally without reaching a conclusion; to be left lying around unused; or to be present somewhere without a clear purpos

kick against
B2

To resist, protest, or struggle against something, especially rules, authority, or circumstances one cannot control.

kick around
B1

To discuss ideas casually; to wander without purpose; to treat someone badly; or to be lying around unused.

kick back
B1

To relax completely and do nothing; to receive or pay an illegal payment as a bribe; or to recoil from a force.

kick down
B1

To destroy or break something open by kicking it; also used figuratively to mean to remove obstacles aggressively.

kick in
B1

To start having an effect; to contribute money or effort; or to break something in by kicking.

kick off
A2

To start an event or activity, especially in an energetic or official way; also, to become angry, or to be removed from a place.

kick on
B2

To continue progressing or to advance to a higher level after an initial success; also, for a machine or system to switch on automatically.

kick out
B1

To forcefully remove someone from a place, group, or position.

kick over
B1

To cause something to fall by kicking it; also (of an engine) to turn over and start.

kick to
C1

To direct a kick toward a specific person, target, or location.

kick up
B2

To cause trouble, raise a protest, or create a noisy disturbance; also to raise dust or debris by kicking.

kick with
C1

In Australian and New Zealand informal English, to be associated with a group, or to be in a romantic relationship with someone.