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kick

 
 
/kɪk/ verb

Translation

HIT [I, T] to hit or move something or someone with your foot
tekmelemek
The boys were kicking a ball back and forth. She kicked me in the stomach. They tried to kick the door down.1971
MOVE LEGS [I] to move your feet and legs forwards or backwards quickly and with force
tekme atmak, tekmelemek, tepmek
I kicked at them and screamed for help.1632
kick yourself informal to be very annoyed with yourself for doing something stupid or wrong
yaptığına çok pişman olmak; yaptığından utanmak
I could have kicked myself for saying that. → See also be alive and kicking/well2130
be kicking about/around phrasal verb informal
If something is kicking about, it is in a particular place, but nobody is using it or paying attention to it.
kıyıda köşede unutulmuş olmak; ihmal edilmiş olmak
We've probably got a copy of the document kicking around the office.1722
kick in phrasal verb informal
to start to be effective or to happen
etkinleşmek, olmaya/etkinleşmeye başlamak
The new tax rate kicks in next month.1552
kick off phrasal verb
When a football match or other event kicks off, it starts.
başlatmak, başlama vuruşu yapmak
1542273
informal to start to get angry or complain
kızmaya/yakınmaya başlamak
2417
kick (sth) off phrasal verb informal
When you kick off a discussion or activity, you start it.
bir tartışmayı/eylemi başlatmak
1552
kick sb out phrasal verb informal
to force someone to leave a place or organization
kovmak, kapı dışarı etmek, atmak, defetmek
His wife kicked him out.14381640
(Definition of kick verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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