Synonyms of kick

1. kick, boot, kicking, blow: usage: the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent"
2. bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick, exhilaration, excitement: usage: 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"
3. recoil, kick, movement, motion: usage: the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
4. gripe, kick, beef, bitch, squawk, objection: usage: informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here"
5. kick, stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, input: usage: the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs); "a sidecar is a smooth drink but it has a powerful kick"
6. kick, kicking, motion, movement, move, motility: usage: 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"

1. kick, propel, impel: usage: drive or propel with the foot
2. kick, strike out: usage: thrash about or strike out with the feet
3. kick, hit: usage: strike with the foot; "The boy kicked the dog"; "Kick the door down"
4. kick, dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe: usage: kick a leg up
5. kick back, recoil, kick, bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet: usage: spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder"
6. kick, give up, waive, relinquish, forgo, forego, foreswear, dispense with: usage: stop consuming; "kick a habit"; "give up alcohol"
7. kick, score, hit, tally, rack up: usage: make a goal; "He kicked the extra point after touchdown"
8. complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch: usage: express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"