kicking
Legs propelling forcefully
Kicking is the act of striking with the foot, or the motion involved.
It often appears as an adjective meaning active or lively: The party was really kicking last night.
In the phrase alive and kicking, it emphasizes continued vitality.
A kicking can also be a beating delivered with feet: The gang gave him a kicking.
Field sport with goals
- footballField sport with goals
- puntKick before landing
- kickboxingMartial art combining punches, leg strikes
- taekwondoKorean striking martial art
penalty · freekick · volley · goalkeeper · rugby · karate · cleats · goalpost
Move air forcefully
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- forceStrength or compulsion
- thrustForceful forward motion
- stompTread heavily
boot · jab · wallop · thump · smack · clout · lash · assault
Open resistance to authority
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- strugglingExperiencing serious difficulty
- buckingJumping to unseat rider
Act of taking away
- habitSettled regular tendency
- quittingCeasing an activity
- detoxSubstance removal process
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
cravings · sobriety · abstinence · rehab · clean
Capacity for spirited existence
- vigorActive physical strength
- dynamismActive, energetic quality
- livelinessAnimated, energetic quality
- verveSpirited enthusiasm
zest · exuberance · enthusiasm · spark · oomph · pizzazz · drive · animation
soccer
Field sport with goals
- footballField sport with goals
- puntKick before landing
- kickboxingMartial art combining punches, leg strikes
taekwondo · penalty · freekick · volley · goalkeeper · rugby · karate · cleats · goalpost · crossbar
blow
Move air forcefully
stomp · boot · jab · wallop · thump · smack · clout · lash · assault · attack
defiance
Open resistance to authority
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- strugglingExperiencing serious difficulty
bucking · dissent · disobedience · nonconformity · revolt
withdrawal
Act of taking away
vitality
Capacity for spirited existence
- vigorActive physical strength
- dynamismActive, energetic quality
- livelinessAnimated, energetic quality
verve · zest · exuberance · enthusiasm · spark · oomph · pizzazz · drive · animation · spirit
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
syncopation · swing · cadence · bassline · drumming · backbeat · downbeat · funk · percussion · snare
- gerundswalking, running, talking, eating, sleeping
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
- swimmingswimming, swimmer, swimmers, swim team, swim teams
- kid activitiesplaying, running, jumping, climbing, swinging
- aggressionhostility, violence, attack, fight, combativeness
- sports termssoccer, football, basketball, tennis, golf
kickingpunching
Striking with closed fist
hitting · slapping · grabbing · headbutting · throwing
kickingold-fashioned
Belonging to earlier times
frumpy · dowdy · unfashionable · uncool · outdated
- kicking outForcing to leave
- kicking inStarting to take effect
- kicking offStarting or launching
- alive and kickingHealthy and active
- kicking backResting in leisure
- kicking and screamingResisting with physical protest