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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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noun

A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined

“a king's accession to a confederacy”

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Dictionary Entry

kick in

Part of Speechverb

To kick or strike so as to cause the object struck to collapse or fall inwards.

In a Sentence

“Upon hearing residents in the burning house, the passerby kicked in the front door and yelled to those inside.”

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Related Words

kick downchip incontributegiveset inkickkick offdropkick

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