kick

verb (kick, kicks, kicked, kicking; kick off, kick out); noun (a kick, kicks)

«kick» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

To hit something with your foot. tree →
Of a person or animal: to move the legs strongly: babies kick, horses kick. tree →
A noun: a hit with the foot: a free kick, a penalty kick. tree →
Kick off: to start a football match, or to start anything. tree →
Informal: a feeling of fun or excitement: «I get a kick out of it». tree →

In the lessons

In sport: kick the ball, free kick, penalty kick, corner kick; kick-off starts a match. In behaviour: kicking people is hurting — never okay. In safety: horses can kick if you stand behind them. In swimming: kick your legs. Phrases: kick the ball, free kick, kick-off, kick out, kick the habit, kick up a fuss, get a kick out of.

Examples

Kick the ball to me! tree →
The match kicks off at three. tree →
He scored with a free kick. tree →
Don't stand behind a horse — it might kick. tree →
Kick your legs when you swim. tree →
It's not okay to kick people. tree →
The baby kicked its feet. tree →
She kicked up a fuss about her dinner. tree →
It made Peter kick instead of stab. tree →

Note

Regular verb: kicked. «Kick-off» (noun) has a hyphen; «kick off» (verb) does not. Kicking is hurting even if it is «just a game».

In Jewish tradition

In the Torah it describes Jeshurun, a poetic name for Israel, who grew fat and turned against God like a pampered animal.

Interpretation. Commentators read it as a warning that comfort and plenty can make people forget God. Jeshurun is a loving name for Israel, meaning the upright one.

Examples

But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked — thou didst wax fat, thou didst grow thick, thou didst become gross — and he forsook God who made him, and contemned the Rock of his salvation. (Torah DEU.32.15, JPS 1917) tree →
Wherefore kick ye at My sacrifice and at Mine offering, which I have commanded in My habitation; and honourest thy sons above Me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel My people? (Prophets 1SA.2.29, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Regular verb: kicked. «Kick-off» (noun) has a hyphen; «kick off» (verb) does not. Kicking is hurting even if it is «just a game».

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «kick» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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Trees and pragmatics of «kick» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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