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Definition of Kick in
1. Verb. Enter a particular state. "After a few moments, the effects of the drug kicked in"
2. Verb. Contribute to some cause. "I gave at the office"
Generic synonyms: Give
Specialized synonyms: Combine
Derivative terms: Contribution, Contribution, Contributor, Giving, Giving
3. Verb. Open violently. "Kick in the doors"
Definition of Kick in
1. Verb. (transitive) To kick or strike so as to cause the object struck to collapse or fall inwards. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive idiomatic) To start or connect suddenly. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive and intransitive idiomatic) To contribute, especially to a collection of money. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kick In
Literary usage of Kick in
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Life in Danbury: Being a Brief But Comprehensive Record of the Doings of a by James Montgomery Bailey (1873)
"... sort of ecstasy over his efforts, when his father rushed into the room, and
planted a kick in the ribs of the vocalist that sounded all over the house. ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia of Sport by Frederick George Aflalo, Hedley Peek (1897)
"It is necessary to learn to kick in whatever position you may ... Often a back
has to kick in a hurry and as best he can, but the thing to aim at is to make ..."
3. The Library of Wit and Humor, Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Literature by Rufus Edmonds Shapley (1892)
"... wages," gave poor Billy a most furious kick in the back, which sent his
unfortunate servant sprawling upon his face and hands right in the middle of the ..."
4. Grose's Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue: Revised and Corrected ...by Francis Grose by Francis Grose (1823)
"A kick in the guts ; a dram of gin or any other spirituous liquor. ... An odd
kick in one's gallop ; a strange whim or peculiarity. ..."
5. Putnam's Automobile Handbook: The Care and Management of the Modern Motor-car by Harry Clifford Brokaw, Charles Ackerman Starr (1918)
"... PUTTING THE kick in THE SPARK MOTORS are a good deal like men. Very many of
them, when everything is wide open and they are hitting it up at top speed, ..."
6. Short Stories in the Making: A Writers' and Students' Introduction to the by Robert Wilson Neal (1914)
"The mule's kick in the telescoped version is the result only of sudden anger and
passionate impulse. In this instance, then, the form with falling action ..."
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