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kicking

adj
/ˈkɪkɪŋ/

Definitions

  1. Terrific, great (of clothes) smart, fashionable.

    • a kicking pair of jeans
    • a kicking party

  2. Alive, active (especially in the phrase alive and kicking).

    • still kicking at 89 years old

  3. Actively ongoing and enjoyable.

  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. The action of the verb to kick.

      • In boxing, kicking one's opponent is not allowed.

    2. A violent assault involving repeated kicks.

      • The bullies pushed the boy over and gave him a kicking.

    3. A great loss or defeat

      A great loss or defeat; licking.

    4. A performance art that is a mix of dance footwork, acrobatic maneuver, and martial arts…

      A performance art that is a mix of dance footwork, acrobatic maneuver, and martial arts kicks, drawn from a variety of disciplines. Used in stage dance choreography and staged fight choreography.

    5. present participle and gerund of kick

The neighborhood

Derived

alive and kicking, butt-kicking, goalkicking, kickingly, can-kicking

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at kicking. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01kicking02smart03hurt04painful05difficult06hard07firm08football

A definitional loop anchored at kicking. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at kicking

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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