Kick vs. Start

Kickverb

(transitive) To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.

‘Did you kick your brother?’;

Startnoun

The beginning of an activity.

‘The movie was entertaining from start to finish.’;

Kickverb

(intransitive) To make a sharp jerking movement of the leg, as to strike something.

‘He enjoyed the simple pleasure of watching the kickline kick.’;

Startnoun

A sudden involuntary movement.

‘He woke with a start.’;

Kickverb

(transitive) To direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg.

‘Kick the ball into the goal.’;

Startnoun

The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc.

‘Captured pieces are returned to the start of the board.’;

Kickverb

(with "off" or "out") To eject summarily.

Startnoun

An appearance in a sports game from the beginning of the match.

‘Jones has been a substitute before, but made his first start for the team last Sunday.’;

Kickverb

(Internet) To forcibly remove a participant from an online activity.

‘He was kicked by ChanServ for flooding.’;

Startnoun

(horticulture) A young plant germinated in a pot to be transplanted later.

Kickverb

(slang) To overcome (a bothersome or difficult issue or obstacle); to free oneself of (a problem).

‘I still smoke, but they keep telling me to kick the habit.’;

Startnoun

An initial advantage over somebody else; a head start.

‘to get, or have, the start’;

Kickverb

To move or push suddenly and violently.

‘He was kicked sideways by the force of the blast.’;

Startverb

(transitive) To begin, commence, initiate.

Kickverb

(of a firearm) To recoil; to push by recoiling.

Startverb

To set in motion.

‘to start a stream of water;’; ‘to start a rumour;’; ‘to start a business’;

Kickverb

To attack (a piece) in order to force it to move.

Startverb

To begin.

Kickverb

To accelerate quickly with a few pedal strokes in an effort to break away from other riders.

‘Contador kicks again to try to rid himself of Rasmussen.’;

Startverb

To initiate operation of a vehicle or machine.

‘to start the engine’;

Kickverb

(intransitive) To show opposition or resistance.

Startverb

To put or raise (a question, an objection); to put forward (a subject for discussion).

Kickverb

To work a press by impact of the foot on a treadle.

Startverb

To bring onto being or into view; to originate; to invent.

Kickverb

To die.

Startverb

(intransitive) To begin an activity.

‘The rain started at 9:00.’;

Kicknoun

A hit or strike with the leg, foot or knee.

‘A kick to the knee.’;

Startverb

(intransitive) To have its origin (at), begin.

‘The speed limit is 50 km/h, starting at the edge of town.’; ‘The blue line starts one foot away from the wall.’;

Kicknoun

The action of swinging a foot or leg.

‘The ballerina did a high kick and a leap.’;

Startverb

To startle or be startled; to move or be moved suddenly.

Kicknoun

(colloquial) Something that tickles the fancy; something fun or amusing.

‘I finally saw the show. What a kick!’; ‘I think I sprained something on my latest exercise kick.’;

Startverb

(intransitive) To jerk suddenly in surprise.

Kicknoun

(Internet) The removal of a person from an online activity.

Startverb

(intransitive) To awaken suddenly.

Kicknoun

(figuratively) Any bucking motion of an object that lacks legs or feet.

‘The car had a nasty kick the whole way.’; ‘The pool ball took a wild kick, up off the table.’;

Startverb

(transitive) To disturb and cause to move suddenly; to startle; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee or fly.

‘The hounds started a fox.’;

Kicknoun

Piquancy.

Startverb

(transitive) To move suddenly from its place or position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate.

‘to start a bone;’; ‘the storm started the bolts in the vessel’;

Kicknoun

A stimulation provided by an intoxicating substance.

Startverb

(intransitive) To break away, to come loose.

Kicknoun

(soccer) A pass played by kicking with the foot.

Startverb

To put into play.

Kicknoun

(soccer) The distance traveled by kicking the ball.

‘a long kick up the field.’;

Startverb

To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from.

‘to start a water cask’;

Kicknoun

A recoil of a gun.

Startverb

To start one's periods (menstruation).

‘Have you started yet?’;

Kicknoun

(informal) Pocket.

Startverb

To leap; to jump.

Kicknoun

An increase in speed in the final part of a running race.

Startverb

To move suddenly, as with a spring or leap, from surprise, pain, or other sudden feeling or emotion, or by a voluntary act.

‘And maketh him out of his sleep to start.’; ‘I start as from some dreadful dream.’; ‘Keep your soul to the work when ready to start aside.’; ‘But if he start,It is the flesh of a corrupted heart.’;

Kickverb

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.’;

Startverb

To set out; to commence a course, as a race or journey; to begin; as, to start in business.

‘At once they start, advancing in a line.’; ‘At intervals some bird from out the brakesStarts into voice a moment, then is still.’;

Kickverb

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.

Startverb

To become somewhat displaced or loosened; as, a rivet or a seam may start under strain or pressure.

Kickverb

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

Startverb

To cause to move suddenly; to disturb suddenly; to startle; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee or fly; as, the hounds started a fox.

‘Upon malicious bravery dost thou comeTo start my quiet?’; ‘Brutus will start a spirit as soon as Cæsar.’;

Kickverb

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

Startverb

To bring into being or into view; to originate; to invent.

‘Sensual men agree in the pursuit of every pleasure they can start.’;

Kickverb

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.

‘I should kick, being kicked.’;

Startverb

To cause to move or act; to set going, running, or flowing; as, to start a railway train; to start a mill; to start a stream of water; to start a rumor; to start a business.

‘I was engaged in conversation upon a subject which the people love to start in discourse.’;

Kickverb

To recoil; - said of a musket, cannon, etc.; also called kick back.

Startverb

To move suddenly from its place or position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate; as, to start a bone; the storm started the bolts in the vessel.

‘One, by a fall in wrestling, started the end of the clavicle from the sternum.’;

Kickverb

To make a kick as an offensive play.

Startverb

To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from; as, to start a water cask.

Kickverb

To complain strenuously; to object vigorously.

Startnoun

The act of starting; a sudden spring, leap, or motion, caused by surprise, fear, pain, or the like; any sudden motion, or beginning of motion.

‘The fright awakened Arcite with a start.’;

Kickverb

To resist.

Startnoun

A convulsive motion, twitch, or spasm; a spasmodic effort.

‘For she did speak in starts distractedly.’; ‘Nature does nothing by starts and leaps, or in a hurry.’;

Kicknoun

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

‘A kick, that scarce would move a horse,May kill a sound divine.’;

Startnoun

A sudden, unexpected movement; a sudden and capricious impulse; a sally; as, starts of fancy.

‘To check the starts and sallies of the soul.’;

Kicknoun

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.

Startnoun

The beginning, as of a journey or a course of action; first motion from a place; act of setting out; the outset; - opposed to finish.

‘The start of first performance is all.’; ‘I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips,Straining upon the start.’; ‘At a start he was betwixt them two.’;

Kicknoun

A projection in a mold, to form a depression in the surface of the brick.

Startnoun

A tail, or anything projecting like a tail.

Kicknoun

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

Startnoun

The handle, or tail, of a plow; also, any long handle.

Kicknoun

A surge of pleasure; a thrill; - usually used in the phrase get a kick out of; as, I always get a kick out of watching an ice skater do a quadruple jump.

Startnoun

The curved or inclined front and bottom of a water-wheel bucket.

Kicknoun

the act of delivering a blow with the foot;

‘he gave the ball a powerful kick’; ‘the team's kicking was excellent’;

Startnoun

The arm, or lever, of a gin, drawn around by a horse.

Kicknoun

the swift release of a store of affective force;

‘they got a great bang out of it’; ‘what a boot!’; ‘he got a quick rush from injecting heroin’; ‘he does it for kicks’;

Startnoun

A Treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union which provided for stepwise reductions in the number of nuclear weapons possessed by each country.

Kicknoun

the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired

Startnoun

the beginning of anything;

‘it was off to a good start’;

Kicknoun

informal terms for objecting;

‘I have a gripe about the service here’;

Startnoun

the time at which something is supposed to begin;

‘they got an early start’; ‘she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her’;

Kicknoun

the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs);

‘a sidecar is a smooth drink but it has a powerful kick’;

Startnoun

a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning);

‘he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital’; ‘his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen’;

Kicknoun

a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics;

‘the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements’; ‘the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him’;

Startnoun

a sudden involuntary movement;

‘he awoke with a start’;

Kickverb

drive or propel with the foot

Startnoun

the act of starting something;

‘he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations’;

Kickverb

thrash about or strike out with the feet

Startnoun

a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game

Kickverb

strike with the foot;

‘The boy kicked the dog’; ‘Kick the door down’;

Startnoun

a signal to begin (as in a race);

‘the starting signal was a green light’; ‘the runners awaited the start’;

Kickverb

kick a leg up

Startnoun

advantage gained by an early start as in a race;

‘with an hour's start he will be hard to catch’;

Kickverb

spring back, as from a forceful thrust;

‘The gun kicked back into my shoulder’;

Startverb

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action;

‘We began working at dawn’; ‘Who will start?’; ‘Get working as soon as the sun rises!’; ‘The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia’; ‘He began early in the day’; ‘Let's get down to work now’;

Kickverb

stop consuming;

‘kick a habit’;

Startverb

set in motion, cause to start;

‘The U.S. started a war in the Middle East’; ‘The Iraqis began hostilities’; ‘begin a new chapter in your life’;

Kickverb

make a goal;

‘He kicked the extra point after touchdown’;

Startverb

leave;

‘The family took off for Florida’;

Kickverb

express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness;

‘My mother complains all day’; ‘She has a lot to kick about’;

Startverb

have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense;

‘The DMZ begins right over the hill’; ‘The second movement begins after the Allegro’; ‘Prices for these homes start at $250,000’;

Kickverb

strike or propel forcibly with the foot

‘police kicked down the door’; ‘he kicked the door open’;

Startverb

bring into being;

‘He initiated a new program’; ‘Start a foundation’;

Kickverb

strike out with the foot or feet

‘he kicked his feet free of a vine’; ‘she kicked out at him’;

Startverb

get off the ground;

‘Who started this company?’; ‘We embarked on an exciting enterprise’; ‘I start my day with a good breakfast’; ‘We began the new semester’; ‘The afternoon session begins at 4 PM’; ‘The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack’;

Kickverb

(chiefly in rugby) score (a goal) by a kick

‘Wray kicked 11 points’;

Startverb

move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm;

‘She startled when I walked into the room’;

Kickverb

succeed in giving up (a habit or addiction)

‘she was trying to kick heroin’; ‘smokers may soon have new help to kick the habit’;

Startverb

get going or set in motion;

‘We simply could not start the engine’; ‘start up the computer’;

Kickverb

(of a gun) recoil when fired

‘their guns kick so hard that they have developed a bad case of flinching’;

Startverb

begin or set in motion;

‘I start at eight in the morning’; ‘Ready, set, go!’;

Kicknoun

a blow or forceful thrust with the foot

‘a kick in the head’;

Startverb

begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job;

‘Take up a position’; ‘start a new job’;

Kicknoun

(in sport) an instance of striking the ball with the foot

‘Scott's kick went wide of the goal’;

Startverb

play in the starting line-up

Kicknoun

(chiefly in rugby) a player of specified kicking ability.

Startverb

have a beginning characterized in some specified way;

‘The novel begins with a murder’; ‘My property begins with the three maple trees’; ‘Her day begins with a work-out’; ‘The semester begins with a convocation ceremony’;

Kicknoun

a sudden forceful jolt

‘the shuttle accelerated with a kick’;

Startverb

begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object;

‘begin a cigar’; ‘She started the soup while it was still hot’; ‘We started physics in 10th grade’;

Kicknoun

the recoil of a gun when discharged.

Startverb

begin or be reckoned from a particular point in time or space; come into being

‘we ate before the film started’; ‘the season starts in September’; ‘below Roaring Springs the real desert starts’;

Kicknoun

an irregular movement of the ball caused by dust

‘he suffered a kick on the pink in frame four’;

Startverb

embark on a continuing action or a new venture

‘I'm starting on a new book’; ‘we plan to start building in the autumn’; ‘I started to chat to him’;

Kicknoun

the sharp stimulant effect of alcohol or a drug

‘strong stuff, this brew: he felt the kick’;

Startverb

use a particular point, action, or circumstance as an opening for a course of action

‘the teacher can start by capitalizing on children's curiosity’; ‘I shall start with the case you mention first’;

Kicknoun

a thrill of pleasurable, often reckless excitement

‘rich kids turning to crime just for kicks’; ‘I get such a kick out of driving a racing car’;

Startverb

begin to move or travel

‘we started out into the snow’; ‘he started for the door’;

Kicknoun

a temporary interest in a particular thing

‘the jogging kick’;

Startverb

begin to engage in (an occupation), live through (a period), or attend (an educational establishment)

‘they started their married life’; ‘she will start school today’; ‘he started work at a travel agent’;

Kicknoun

soft sports shoes; trainers

‘a pair of basketball kicks’;

Startverb

begin one's working life

‘he started as a mess orderly’; ‘he started off as doctor in the house’;

Kicknoun

an indentation in the bottom of a glass bottle, diminishing the internal capacity.

Startverb

cost at least a specified amount

‘fees start at £300’;

Kick

A kick is a physical strike using the leg, in unison usually with an area of the knee or lower using the foot, heel, tibia (shin), ball of the foot, blade of the foot, toes or knee (the latter is also known as a knee strike). This type of attack is used frequently by hooved animals as well as humans in the context of stand-up fighting.

Startverb

cause to happen or begin

‘those women started all the trouble’; ‘I'm starting a campaign to get the law changed’; ‘two men started the blaze’;

Startverb

cause (a machine) to begin to work

‘he starts up his van’; ‘we had trouble starting the car’;

Startverb

(of a machine) begin operating or being used

‘the noise of a lorry starting up’; ‘there was a moment of silence before the organ started’;

Startverb

cause or enable to begin doing something

‘his father started him off in business’; ‘what he said started me thinking’;

Startverb

give a signal to (competitors) to start in a race.

Startverb

jerk or give a small jump from surprise or alarm

‘‘Oh my!’ she said, starting’;

Startverb

move or appear suddenly

‘she had seen Meg start suddenly from a thicket’;

Startverb

(of eyes) bulge so as to appear to burst out of their sockets

‘his eyes started out of his head like a hare's’;

Startverb

be displaced or displace by pressure or shrinkage

‘the mortar in the joints had started’;

Startverb

rouse (game) from its lair.

Startnoun

the point in time or space at which something has its origin; the beginning

‘the event was a shambles from start to finish’; ‘he takes over as chief executive at the start of next year’; ‘his bicycle was found close to the start of a forest trail’;

Startnoun

the point or moment at which a race begins

‘make sure you are not over the line at the start’;

Startnoun

an act of beginning to do or deal with something

‘an early start enabled us to avoid the traffic’; ‘I can make a start on cleaning up’;

Startnoun

used to indicate that a useful initial contribution has been made but that more remains to be done

‘if he would tell her who had put him up to it, it would be a start’;

Startnoun

a person's position or circumstances at the beginning of their life

‘she's anxious to give her baby the best start in life’;

Startnoun

an advantage consisting in having set out in a race or on a journey earlier than one's rivals

‘he had a ninety-minute start on them’;

Startnoun

a sudden movement of surprise or alarm

‘she awoke with a start’; ‘the woman gave a nervous start’;

Startnoun

a surprising occurrence

‘you hear of some rum starts there’;