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noun kick-off .kick sth*-'off to remove sth by
kicking Mff, MW ( ) : to kick off your shoes
W$£MW
.kick 'off sth to start a discussion,
a meeting, an event, etc. ) HE!open .kick
out (at
sb/sth) 1
to try to hit sb/sth with your legs because you are angry or upset ( )
( A&W!] ) 2 to react violently to
sb/sth that makes you angry or upset ( #4“ A 7.1$ M te5 W A^c ^ ) #/±1 (MS. JS .kick sb 'out (of
sth) (informal) to make sb leave or go
away (from somewhere) {<£7 A Jf; Jfffe; iEdi .kick 'up (especially NAmE) (of wind or a storm
Ml&JxlJI) to become stronger .kick sth*-'up to make sth,
especially dust, rise from the ground ( Xfm )
m noun 1 a movement with the
foot or the leg, usually to hit sth with the foot M; MB; MM: the first kick
of the game tb# o She gave him a kick on
the shin.
o He aimed a kick at the
dog. ffe 0 If the door won’t open, give it a kick. n IS M h 7 JF— T» 0 {slang) She needs a kick up
the backside (= she needs to be
strongly encouraged to do sth or to behave better). ^ IS M ff M tf e — see
also free kick, penalty kick, spot kick 2
(informal) a strong feeling of
excitement and pleasure W
SEIthrill: I get a kick out of driving fast cars, JF o He gets
his kicks from hurting other people. j&tUffriHlfcAA&o o What do you do for
kicks? ffoVAff 3 [usually sing.] (informal) the strong effect
that a drug or an alcoholic drink has ( )
$&A,
This drink has quite a kick. & M Eft ^ A o IT»M1 a kick in the 'teeth (informal) a great
disappointment; sth that hurts sb/sth emotionally ®H; #j A M; tfiJtf/JfT
kick-back /'kikbaek/ noun {informal, especially NAmE) money paid illegally
to sb in return for work or help ( )
MfU, m±, HEIbribe
kick-ball /'kikboil/ noun [U] a game that is
based on baseball in which
players kick the ball instead of hitting it with a bat MWfi ( SfMWjMl W )
'kick-boxing noun [U] a form of boxing in which the people fighting
each other can kick as well as punch (= hit with their hands) ffcAf; if AS 'kick drum noun {informal) a large drum played
using a
PEDAL
kick er /'kika(r)/ noun 1 a person who kicks,
especially the player in a sports team who kicks the ball to try to score
points, for example in rugby Mtf) A; ( Xfe ) M 35 3tl M 2 {NAmE, informal) a surprising end to a
series of events ( — kick-ing/'kikir)/ adj., noun
•
adj. (informal} frill of life and
excitement AiiltS A (tfJ; JEMJM&A 4AAU&A The club was really kicking last night.
unoun [sing.] an act of
kicking sb hard and repeatedly, especially when they are lying on the ground ( XtfaM
Theygavehima
good kicking, mmmmmmi-nu
' kick-off noun 1 [C, U] the start of
a game of football (soccer) ( ) JFE£, JfM : The kick-off is at 3.
3 3£JFi$0 2
[sing.] {informal) the start of an
activity ( JF#
kick-stand /’kikstaend/ noun a long straight piece
of metal fixed to a bicycle or a motorcycle, which is kept horizontal while the
bicycle is being ridden but which can be moved to a vertical position when you
need to stand the bicycle somewhere ( )
jf
PUS,
— picture o motorcycle 'kick-start verb, noun
•
verb [VN] 1 to
start a motorcycle by pushing down a
lever with your foot ) 2 to do sth
to help a process or
project start more quickly -Af
#i; ^ fii )/§-'[&Jnzft:
The
government’s attempt to
kick-start the economy has
failed.
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noun 1 (also ' kick-starter) the part of a
motorcycle that
1111 kidney bean
you push
down with your foot in order to start it ( if ) S$g£jEj§(jff2a quick start that
you give to sth by taking some action jfiilJF#! ( ) ; tAil/o/fr
'kick-turn noun 1 (in skiing iff) a turn made by lifting and turning each ski separately so that you face the
opposite direction M& (
) 2 a turn made with the front wheels
of a skateboard off the ground
kid o-w /kid/ noun, verb, adj.
m noun 1 [C] {informal) a child or young person
; 7 $£ A: A bunch of kids were
hanging around outside. — $¥&A##h«J«3g0 o a kid of 15*
•
She’s a bright kid. 0 0 How are the
kids (= your children)? o Do you have any
kids? ISIdU Kid is much more common
than child in informal and
spoken NAmE .
kid
atk child 'S’JEo 2 [C] a young goat /]> lU 7 — picture o goat 3 [U] soft leather made from
the skin of a young goat /J\ lU X ^ # IT3I7/1 handle/treat, etc.
sb with kid ‘gloves to deal with sb in a very careful way so
that you do not offend or upset them 'kids’ stuff {BrE) {NAmE 'kid
stuff) something that is so
easy to do or understand that it is thought to be not very serious or only
suitable for children “AJL IT ;
US — more at new
■
verb (-dd-) (informal) 1 (usually used in the
progressive tenses il # 7 Ar N") to
tell sb sth that is not true,
especially as a joke # ; ff gn ^ BEE! joke : [V]
•
thought he was kidding when he said he was
going out
with a rock star. 31
O I didn’t mean it. I
was only kidding. MBo
o
[VN]
I’m
not kidding you. It does work.
(tfj 5ft ^ ^ o 2 ~ sb/yourself to allow sb/yourself to believe
sth that is not true ; UftJUl HE1 deceive •
[VN]
They’re
kidding themselves if they think it’s going to
beeasy.immmM^m^, fllBtiSflo o
[VN
(that)]
I
tried to kid myself (that) everything was normal. ® ik g fl +g ft - ® IE to IM no 'kidding (informal) 1 used to emphasize
that sth is true or that you agree with sth that sb has just said ( ®
‘It’s
cold!’‘No kidding!’ ” 2 used
to show that you mean what
you are saying (
% ) I want the money back
tomorrow. No kidding. 3^fT^
M:ff you’re kidding | you must be kidding
{informal) used to show that you
are very surprised at sth that sb has just said
^ .kid a'round {especially
NAmE) to behave in a silly way • adj. ~ sister/brother {informal, especially
NAmE) a
person’s younger sister/brother tiklfc; kid-die (also kiddy) /'kidi/ {pi. -ies) noun {informal) a young child A® 7; Mik : a kiddies’ party
kid-nap /'kidnaep/ verb (-pp-, NAmE also -p-) [VN] to take sb away
illegally and keep them as a prisoner, especially in order to get money or sth
else for returning them j# ; gp & PfiTl abduct,
seize : Two businessmen have
been kidnapped by terrorists. W7i [§I A ► kid napper noun: The kidnappers
are demanding a ransom of $1 million. 100
kid-nap-ping (also kid-nap) noun [U, C]: He admitted the charge
of kidnap.
#, M
M M W
ta iA 7 ■^0 0 the kidnapping of 12
kid ney /'kidni/ noun 1 [C]
either of the two organs in the body that remove waste products from the blood
and produce urine 'flr;
'g-flft: a
kidney infection — picture o body 2 [U, C] the kidneys of
some animals that are cooked and eaten ( steak
and kidney pie
'kidney bean noun a type of reddish-brown bean shaped like a kidney that is
usually dried before it is