Read full poem →He stirs a booted heel and kicks a rolling coal. His spur clinks
on the hearth. Overhead, the rain hammers and chinks. She is so pure
Dictionary Entry
A hit or strike with the leg, foot or knee.
In a Sentence
“A kick to the knee.”
Origin
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Common Phrases
. kicksoff kicks
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Antonyms
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Poetry examples for “kicks”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →“A man can get a broken arm doing this. It kicks back like a horse.”
Read full poem →From mugwort dull. And down upon the dome
Of the stone the cart-horse kicks against so oft
A butterfly alighted. From aloft