Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter K - Page 5
Ketine (n.) (Chem.) One of a series of organic bases obtained by the reduction of certain isonitroso compounds of the ketones. In general they are unstable oily substances having a pungent aromatic odor.
Ketmie (n.) (Bot.) The name of certain African species of Hibiscus, cultivated for the acid of their mucilage. [Written also ketmia.]
Ketol (n.) (Chem.) One of a series of series of complex nitrogenous substances, represented by methyl ketol and related to indol.
Methyl ketol, A weak organic base, obtained as a white crystalline substance having the odor of feces.
Ketone (n.) (Chem.) One of a large class of organic substances resembling the aldehydes, obtained by the distillation of certain salts of organic acids and consisting of carbonyl ({CO) united with two hydrocarbon radicals. In general the ketones are colorless volatile liquids having a pungent ethereal odor.
Note: The ketones are named by adding the suffix-one to the stems of the organic acids from which they are respectively derived; thus, acetic acid gives acetone; butyric acid, butyrone, etc.
Ketone (n.) Any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals.
Ketonic (a.) (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, a ketone; as, a ketonic acid.
Kettle (n.) A metallic vessel, with a wide mouth, often without a cover, used for heating and boiling water or other liguids.
Kettle pins, Ninepins; skittles. [Obs.] -- Shelton.
Kettle stitch (Bookbinding), The stitch made in sewing at the head and tail of a book. -- Knight.
Kettle (n.) A metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid [syn: kettle, boiler].
Kettle (n.) The quantity a kettle will hold [syn: kettle, kettleful].
Kettle (n.) (Geology) A hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits [syn: kettle hole, kettle].
Kettle (n.) A large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it [syn: kettle, kettledrum, tympanum, tympani, timpani].
Kettle, () A large pot for cooking. The same Hebrew word (dud, "boiling") is rendered also "pot" (Ps. 81:6), "caldron" (2 Chr. 35:13), "basket" (Jer. 24:2). It was used for preparing the peace-offerings (1 Sam. 2:13, 14).
Kettledrum (n.) (Mus.) A drum made of thin copper in the form of a hemispherical kettle, with parchment stretched over the mouth of it.
Note: Kettledrums, in pairs, were formerly used in martial music for cavalry, but are now chiefly confined to orchestras, where they are called tympani.
Kettledrum (n.) An informal social party at which a light collation is offered, held in the afternoon or early evening. Cf. Drum, n., 4 and 5.
Kettledrum (n.) A large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it [syn: kettle, kettledrum, tympanum, tympani, timpani].
Kettledrummer (n.) One who plays on a kettledrum.
Keuper (n.) [G.] (Geol.) The upper division of the European Triassic. See Chart of Geology.
Compare: Gazelle
Gazelle (n.) (Zool.) One of several small, swift, elegantly formed species of antelope, of the genus Gazella, esp. G. dorcas; -- called also algazel, corinne, korin, and kevel. The gazelles are celebrated for the luster and soft expression of their eyes. [Written also gazel.]
Note: The common species of Northern Africa ({Gazella dorcas); the Arabian gazelle, or ariel ({G. Arabica}); the mohr of West Africa ({G. mohr); the Indian ({G. Bennetti); the ahu or Persian ({G. subgutturosa}); and the springbok or tsebe ({G. euchore) of South Africa, are the best known.
Kevel (n.) (Naut.) A strong cleat to which large ropes are belayed.
Kevel (n.) A stone mason's hammer. [Written also cavil.]
Kevel head (Naut.), A projecting end of a timber, used as a kevel.
Kevel (n.) Alt. of Kevin.
Kevin (n.) (Zool.) The gazelle.
Kever (v. t. & i.) To cover. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Keverchief (n.) A kerchief. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Kex (n.) (Bot.) A weed; a kecksy. -- Bp. Gauden.
Though the rough kex break The starred mosaic. -- Tennyson.
Kex (n.) A dry husk or covering.
When the kex, or husk, is broken, he proveth a fair flying butterfly. -- Holland.
Compare: Kecksy
Kecksy (n.; pl. Kecksies) (Bot.) The hollow stalk of an umbelliferous plant, such as the cow parsnip or the hemlock. [Written also kex, and in pl., kecks, kaxes.]
Nothing teems But hateful docks, rough thistles, kecksies, burs. -- Shak.
Key (n.) An instrument by means of which the bolt of a lock is shot or drawn; usually, a removable metal instrument fitted to the mechanism of a particular lock and operated by turning in its place.
Key (n.) A small device which is inserted into a mechanism and turned like a key to fasten, adjust, or wind it; as, a watch key; a bed key; the winding key for a clock, etc.
Key (n.) One of a set of small movable parts on an instrument or machine which, by being depressed, serves as the means of operating it; the complete set of keys is usually called the keyboard; as, the keys of a piano, an organ, an accordion, a computer keyboard, or of a typewriter. The keys may operate parts of the instrument by a mechanical action, as on a piano, or by closing an electrical circuit, as on a computer keyboard. See also senses 12 and 13.
Key (n.) A position or condition which affords entrance, control, pr possession, etc.; as, the key of a line of defense; the key of a country; the key of a political situation. Hence, that which serves to unlock, open, discover, or solve something unknown or difficult; as, the key to a riddle; the key to a problem. Similarly, see also senses 14 and 15.
Those who are accustomed to reason have got the true key of books. -- Locke.
Who keeps the keys of all the creeds. -- Tennyson.
Key (n.) That part of a mechanism which serves to lock up, make fast, or adjust to position.
Key (n.) (Arch.) A piece of wood used as a wedge.
Key (n.) (Arch.) The last board of a floor when laid down.
Key (n.) (Masonry) A keystone.
Key (n.) (Masonry) That part of the plastering which is forced through between the laths and holds the rest in place.
Key (n.) (Mach.) A wedge to unite two or more pieces, or adjust their relative position; a cotter; a forelock. See Illusts. of Cotter, and Gib.
Key (n.) (Mach.) A bar, pin or wedge, to secure a crank, pulley, coupling, etc., upon a shaft, and prevent relative turning; sometimes holding by friction alone, but more frequently by its resistance to shearing, being usually embedded partly in the shaft and partly in the crank, pulley, etc.
Key (n.) (Bot.) An indehiscent, one-seeded fruit furnished with a wing, as the fruit of the ash and maple; a samara; -- called also key fruit.
Key (n.) (Mus.) A family of tones whose regular members are called diatonic tones, and named key tone (or tonic) or one (or eight), mediant or three, dominant or five, subdominant or four, submediant or six, supertonic or two, and subtonic or seven. Chromatic tones are temporary members of a key, under such names as " sharp four," "flat seven," etc. Scales and tunes of every variety are made from the tones of a key.
Key (n.) (Mus.) The fundamental tone of a movement to which its modulations are referred, and with which it generally begins and ends; keynote.
Both warbling of one song, both in one key. -- Shak.
Key (n.) Fig: The general pitch or tone of a sentence or utterance.
You fall at once into a lower key. -- Cowper.
Key (n.) (Teleg.) A metallic lever by which the circuit of the sending or transmitting part of a station equipment may be easily and rapidly opened and closed; as, a telegraph key.
Key (n.) Any device for closing or opening an electric circuit, especially as part of a keyboard, as that used at a computer terminal or teletype terminal.
Key (n.) A simplified version or analysis which accompanies something as a clue to its explanation, a book or table containing the solutions to problems, ciphers, allegories, or the like; or (Biol.) a table or synopsis of conspicuous distinguishing characters of members of a taxonomic group.
Key (n.) (Computers) A word or other combination of symbols which serves as an index identifying and pointing to a particular record, file, or location which can be retrieved and displayed by a computer program; as, a database using multi-word keys. When the key is a word, it is also called a keyword.
Key bed. Same as Key seat.
Key bolt, A bolt which has a mortise near the end, and is secured by a cotter or wedge instead of a nut.
Key bugle. See Kent bugle.
Key of a position or Key of a country. (Mil.) See Key, 4.
Key seat (Mach.), A bed or groove to receive a key which prevents one part from turning on the other.
Key way, A channel for a key, in the hole of a piece which is keyed to a shaft; an internal key seat; -- called also key seat.
Key wrench (Mach.), An adjustable wrench in which the movable jaw is made fast by a key.
Power of the keys (Eccl.), The authority claimed by the ministry in some Christian churches to administer the discipline of the church, and to grant or withhold its privileges; -- so called from the declaration of Christ, "I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven." -- Matt. xvi. 19.
Key (a.) Essential; most important; as, the key fact in the inquiry; the president was the key player inthe negotiations.
Keved (imp. & p. p.) of Key.
Keying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Key.
Key (v. t.) To fasten or secure firmly; to fasten or tighten with keys or wedges. -- Francis.
Key (v. t.) (Computers) To enter (text, data) using keys, especially those on a keyboard; to keyboard; as, to key the data in by hand.
Key (v. t.) To adjust so as to be maximally effective in a particular situation; -- of actions, plans, or speech; as, to key one's campaign speech to each local audience.
Key (v. t.) To furnish with a key or keys.
To key up. (Arch.) To raise (the whole ring of an arch) off its centering, by driving in the keystone forcibly.
To key up. (Mus.) To raise the pitch of.
To key up. Hence, (fig.), To produce nervous tension in; as, the whole team was keyed up for the championship game.
Compare: Quay
Quay (n.) A mole, bank, or wharf, formed toward the sea, or at the side of a harbor, river, or other navigable water, for convenience in loading and unloading vessels. [Written also key.]
Compare: Cotter
Cotter (n.) A piece of wood or metal, commonly wedge-shaped, used for fastening together parts of a machine or structure. It is driven into an opening through one or all of the parts.
Note: [See Illust.] In the United States a cotter is commonly called a key.
Cotter (n.) A toggle.
Key (a.) Serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure" [syn: cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal].
Key (n.) Metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated.
Key (n.) Something crucial for explaining; "the key to development is economic integration".
Key (n.) Pitch of the voice; "he spoke in a low key".
Key (n.) Any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music [syn: key, tonality] [ant: atonalism, atonality].
Key (n.) A kilogram of a narcotic drug; "they were carrying two keys of heroin".
Key (n.) A winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple [syn: samara, key fruit, key].
Key (n.) United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843) [syn: Key, Francis Scott Key].
Key (n.) A coral reef off the southern coast of Florida [syn: key, cay, Florida key].
Key (n.) (Basketball) A space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court; "he hit a jump shot from the top of the key"; "he dominates play in the paint" [syn: key, paint].
Key (n.) A list of answers to a test; "some students had stolen the key to the final exam".
Key (n.) A list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations.
Key (n.) A generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access; "a safe-deposit box usually requires two keys to open it".
Key (n.) Mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock) [syn: winder, key].
Key (n.) The central building block at the top of an arch or vault [syn: keystone, key, headstone].
Key (n.) A lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed.
Key (v.) Identify as in botany or biology, for example [syn: identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe, name].
Key (v.) Provide with a key; "We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building".
Key (v.) Vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key; "His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot".
Key (v.) Regulate the musical pitch of.
Key (v.) Harmonize with or adjust to; "key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude".
Key
Character key, () A value used to identify a record in a database, derived by applying some fixed function to the record. The key is often simply one of the fields (a column if the database is considered as a table with records being rows, see "{key field"). Alternatively the key may be obtained by applying some function, e.g. a hash function, to one or more of the fields. The set of keys for all records forms an index. Multiple indexes may be built for one database depending on how it is to be searched.
Key
Character key, () A value which must be fed into the algorithm used to decode an encrypted message in order to reproduce the original plain text. Some encryption schemes use the same (secret) key to encrypt and decrypt a message, but public key encryption uses a "private" (secret) key and a "public" key which is known by all parties.
Key
Character key, () An electromechanical keyboard button. (2003-07-04)
Key, () Frequently mentioned in Scripture. It is called in Hebrew maphteah_, i.e., the opener (Judg. 3:25); and in the Greek New Testament _kleis_, from its use in shutting (Matt. 16:19; Luke 11:52; Rev. 1:18, etc.). Figures of ancient Egyptian keys are frequently found on the monuments, also of Assyrian locks and keys of wood, and of a large size (comp. Isa. 22:22).
The word is used figuratively of power or authority or office (Isa. 22:22; Rev. 3:7; Rev. 1:8; comp. 9:1; 20:1; comp. also Matt. 16:19; 18:18). The "key of knowledge" (Luke 11:52; comp. Matt. 23:13) is the means of attaining the knowledge regarding the kingdom of God. The "power of the keys" is a phrase in general use to denote the extent of ecclesiastical authority.
KEY, () estates. A wharf at which to land goods from, or to load them in a vessel. This word is now generally spelled Quay, from the French, quai.
Keyage (n.) Wharfage; quayage.
Compare: Quayage
Quayage (n.) [F.] Wharfage. [Also keyage.]
Keyage. () A toll paid for loading and unloading merchandise at a key or wharf.
Keyboard (n.) The whole arrangement, or one range, of the keys[3] of an organ, piano, typewriter, etc.; that part of a device containing the keys[3] used to operate it.
Keyboard (n.) Device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like.
Keyboard (n.) Holder consisting of an arrangement of hooks on which keys or locks can be hung.
Key-cold (a.) Cold as a metallic key; lifeless. [Formerly, a proverbial expression.] -- Shak. -- Milton.
Keyed (a.) Furnished with keys; as, a keyed instrument; also, set to a key, as a tune.
Keyed bugle. See Kent bugle.
Keyed (a.) Fitted with or secured by a key; "a keyed instrument"; "the locks have not yet been keyed" [ant: keyless].
Keyed (a.) Set to a key or tone.
Keyhole (n.) A hole or apertupe in a door or lock, for receiving a key.
Keyhole (n.) (Carp.) A hole or excavation in beams intended to be joined together, to receive the key which fastens them.
Keyhole (n.) (Mach.) A mortise for a key or cotter.
Keyhole limpet (Zool.), A marine gastropod of the genus Fissurella and allied genera. See Fissurella.
Keyhole saw, A narrow, slender saw, used in cutting keyholes, etc., as in doors; a kind of compass saw or fret saw.
Keyhole urchin (Zool.), Any one of numerous clypeastroid sea urchins, of the genera Melitta, Rotula, and Encope; -- so called because they have one or more perforations resembling keyholes.
Keyhole (n.) The hole where a key is inserted.
Keynote (n.) (Mus.) The tonic or first tone of the scale in which a piece or passage is written; the fundamental tone of the chord, to which all the modulations of the piece are referred; -- called also key tone.
Keynote (n.) The fundamental fact or idea; that which gives the key; as, the keynote of a policy or a sermon.
Keynote (n.) The principal theme in a speech or literary work
Keynote (n.) A fundamental or central idea.
Keynote (n.) (Music) The first note of a diatonic scale [syn: tonic, keynote].
Keynote (v.) Set the keynote of; "Comfort keynotes this designer's Fall collection".
Keynote (v.) Give the keynote address to (an audience).
Keyseat (v. t.) To form a key seat, as by cutting. See Key seat, under Key.
Keystone (n.) (Arch.) The central or topmost stone of an arch. This in some styles is made different in size from the other voussoirs, or projects, or is decorated with carving. See Illust. of Arch.
Keystone (n.) A central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm" [syn: anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpin].
Keystone (n.) The central building block at the top of an arch or vault [syn: keystone, key, headstone].
Keystone, CO -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Colorado
Population (2000): 825
Housing Units (2000): 2606
Land area (2000): 40.636910 sq. miles (105.249108 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.006514 sq. miles (0.016872 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 40.643424 sq. miles (105.265980 sq. km)
FIPS code: 40550
Located within: Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
Location: 39.604233 N, 105.948111 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 80435
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Keystone, CO
Keystone
Keystone, FL -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Florida
Population (2000): 14627
Housing Units (2000): 5709
Land area (2000): 36.078818 sq. miles (93.443706 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 3.164101 sq. miles (8.194984 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 39.242919 sq. miles (101.638690 sq. km)
FIPS code: 36462
Located within: Florida (FL), FIPS 12
Location: 28.127550 N, 82.589117 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Keystone, FL
Keystone
Keystone, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000): 687
Housing Units (2000): 281
Land area (2000): 0.370289 sq. miles (0.959043 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.370289 sq. miles (0.959043 sq. km)
FIPS code: 41115
Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location: 42.000915 N, 92.198544 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 52249
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Keystone, IA
Keystone
Keystone, SD -- U.S. town in South Dakota
Population (2000): 311
Housing Units (2000): 209
Land area (2000): 2.864807 sq. miles (7.419816 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.864807 sq. miles (7.419816 sq. km)
FIPS code: 33820
Located within: South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
Location: 43.893744 N, 103.426080 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 57751
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Keystone, SD
Keystone
Keystone, WV -- U.S. city in West Virginia
Population (2000): 453
Housing Units (2000): 236
Land area (2000): 0.324252 sq. miles (0.839808 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.324252 sq. miles (0.839808 sq. km)
FIPS code: 43516
Located within: West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54
Location: 37.415119 N, 81.446082 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Keystone, WV
Keystone
Key tone ()(Mus.)
See Keynote.
Compare: Keynote
Keynote (n.) (Mus.) The tonic or first tone of the scale in which a piece or passage is written; the fundamental tone of the chord, to which all the modulations of the piece are referred; -- called also key tone.
Keynote (n.) The fundamental fact or idea; that which gives the key; as, the keynote of a policy or a sermon.
Keyway (n.) See Key way, under Key.
Khaliff (n.) See Caliph. Khalka
Khamsin (n.) Same as Kamsin.
Khan (n.) A king; a prince; a chief; a governor; -- so called among the Tartars, Turks, and Persians, and in countries now or formerly governed by them.
Khan (n.) An Eastern inn or caravansary. [Written also kawn.]
Compare: Cham
Cham (n.) The sovereign prince of Tartary; -- now usually written khan. -- Shak.
Khan (n.) A title given to rulers or other important people in Asian countries.
Khan (n.) An inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans [syn: caravansary, caravanserai, khan, caravan inn].
Khanate (n.) Dominion or jurisdiction of a khan.
Khanate (n.) The realm of a khan.
Khanate (n.) The position of a khan.
Khaya (n.) (Bot.) A lofty West African tree ({Khaya Senegalensis), related to the mahogany, which it resembles in the quality of the wood. The bark is used as a febrifuge.
Khaya (n.) African mahogany trees [syn: Khaya, genus Khaya].
Khedive (n.) A governor or viceroy; -- a title granted in 1867 by the sultan of Turkey to the ruler of Egypt.
Khedive (n.) One of the Turkish viceroys who ruled Egypt between 1867 and 1914.
Khenna (n.) See Henna.
Kholah (n.) (Zool.) The Indian jackal.
Kholsun (n.) (Zool.) The dhole.
Khutbah (n.) [Ar.] An address or public prayer read from the steps of the pulpit in Mohammedan mosques, offering glory to God, praising Mohammed and his descendants, and the ruling princes.
Kiabooca wood () See Kyaboca wood.
Kiang (n.) (Zool.) The dziggetai.
Kiang (n.) Wild ass of Tibet and Mongolia [syn: kiang, Equus kiang].
Kiasi (n. ph.) (Chinese: 驚死) Is a Hokkien phrase, literally means afraid of death, to describe the attitude of being overly afraid or timid. Kiasi is commonly compared to Kiasu (literally, fear of losing) and both are commonly used to describe behaviour where Kiasi or Kiasi-ism means to take extreme means to avoid risk and Kiasu or Kiasu-ism means to take extreme means to achieve success. Kiasi is not as popular as kiasu, but is widely used by Hokkien-speaking people in Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan.
Kiasu (n. ph.) (SE Asian) (Of a person) 驚輸（kiasu）源自閩南語，字面上的意思就是「怕輸」。在同樣使用閩南語的臺灣，「驚輸」就是「怕輸」，並無特別的意思，教育部《臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典》亦未收錄此字。
但在新加坡、馬來西亞的福建話中，此字衍伸為表示害怕失去或表示吝嗇、自私（的態度），常被用來形容害怕沒有拿到最好的、害怕失敗的人，或常被用來指在每一次交易中總想占大頭、占每一次競爭中都想占先的渴望，其中暗含了對其貪婪、自私、粗魯等的影射。[4] [3] [5]
Having a grasping or selfish attitude arising from a fear of missing out on something.
‘Kiasu parents enrol their kids in more and more tuition classes.’
‘People who are materialistic and kiasu.’
Kibble (v. t.) To bruise; to grind coarsely; as, kibbled oats. [Prov.Eng.] -- Halliwell.
Kibble
(n.) A
large iron bucket used in
Kibble (n.) Coarsely ground grain in the form of pellets (as for pet food).
Kibble (n.) An iron bucket used for hoisting in wells or mining.
Kibblings
(n. pl.)
Portions of small fish used for bait on the banks of
Kibe (n.) A chap or crack in the flesh occasioned by cold; an ulcerated chilblain. "He galls his kibe." -- Shak.
Kibe (n.) Ulcerated chilblain on the heel.
Kibed (a.) Chapped; cracked with cold; affected with chilblains; as kibed heels. -- Beau. & Fl.
Kibitkas (n. pl. ) of Kibitka.
Kibitka (n.) [Russ.] A tent used by the Kirghiz Tartars.
Kibitka (n.) A rude kind of Russian vehicle, on wheels or on runners, sometimes covered with cloth or leather, and often used as a movable habitation.
Kiblah (n.) See Keblah.
Kiby (a.) Affected with kibes. -- Skelton.
Kichil (n.) [Obs.] See Kechil. -- Chaucer.
Kicred (imp. & p. p.) of Kick.
Kicking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Kick.
Kick (v. t.) To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.
He [Frederick the Great] kicked the shins of his judges. -- Macaulay.
Kick (v. t.) To evict or remove from a place or position, usually with out or off; as, they kicked him off the staff; he was kicked out of the restaurant; the landlord kicked them out of the apartment for making too much noise.
Kick (v. t.) (Sport) To score (goals or points) by kicking; as, they kicked three field goals in the game.
Kick (v. t.) To discontinue; -- usually used of habitual activities; as, to kick a habit; he kicked his drug habit.
To kick the beam, To fit up and strike the beam; -- said of the lighter arm of a loaded balance; hence, to be found wanting in weight. -- Milton.
To kick the bucket, To lose one's life; to die. [Colloq. & Low]
To kick oneself, To experience strong regret; as, he kicked himself for not investing in the stock market in 1995.
Kick (v. i.) To thrust out the foot or feet with violence; to strike out with the foot or feet, as in defense or in bad temper; esp., to strike backward, as a horse does, or to have a habit of doing so. Hence, figuratively: To show ugly resistance, opposition, or hostility; to spurn.
I should kick, being kicked. -- Shak.
Kick (v. i.) To recoil; -- said of a musket, cannon, etc. ; also called kick back.
Kick (v. i.) (Football) To make a kick as an offensive play.
Kick (v. i.) To complain strenuously; to object vigorously.
Kick (v. i.) To resist.
Kick (n.) A blow with the foot or feet; a striking or thrust with the foot.
A kick, that scarce would move a horse, May kill a sound divine. -- Cowper.
Kick (n.) The projection on the tang of the blade of a pocket knife, which prevents the edge of the blade from striking the spring. See Illust. of Pocketknife.
Kick (n.) (Brickmaking) A projection in a mold, to form a depression in the surface of the brick.
Kick (n.) The recoil of a musket or other firearm, when discharged.
Kick (n.) A surge of pleasure; a thrill; -- usually used in the phrase get a kick out of; as, I always get a kick out of watching an ice skater do a quadruple jump. [informal]
Syn: bang[3].
Kick (n.) The act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent" [syn: kick, boot, kicking].
Kick (n.) The swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" [syn: bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick].
Kick (n.) The backward jerk of a gun when it is fired [syn: recoil, kick].
Kick (n.) Informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here" [syn: gripe, kick, beef, bitch, squawk].
Kick (n.) The sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs); "a sidecar is a smooth drink but it has a powerful kick".
Kick (n.) A rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics; "the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements"; "the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him" [syn: kick, kicking].
Kick (v.) Drive or propel with the foot.
Kick (v.) Thrash about or strike out with the feet.
Kick (v.) Strike with the foot; "The boy kicked the dog"; "Kick the door down".
Kick (v.) Kick a leg up.
Kick (v.) Spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder" [syn: kick back, recoil, kick].
Kick (v.) Stop consuming; "kick a habit"; "give up alcohol" [syn: kick, give up].
Kick (v.) Make a goal; "He kicked the extra point after touchdown".
Kick (v.) Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about" [syn: complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch] [ant: cheer, cheer up, chirk up].
Kick (v.) [IRC] To cause somebody to be removed from a IRC channel, an option only available to channel ops. This is an extreme measure, often used to combat extreme flamage or flooding, but sometimes used at the CHOP's whim.
Kick (v.) To reboot a machine or kill a running process. ?The server's down, let me go kick it.?
Kick, () [IRC] To cause somebody to be removed from a IRC channel, an option only available to CHOPs. This is an extreme measure, often used to combat extreme flamage or flooding, but sometimes used at the chop's whim. Compare gun.
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Kickable (a.) Capable or deserving of being kicked. "A kickable boy." -- G. Eliot.
Kickapoos (n. pl.) (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians which formerly occupied the region of Northern Illinois, allied in language to the Sacs and Foxes.
Kicker (n.) One who, or that which, kicks.
Kicker (n.) A fact, condition, or circumstance, sometimes concealed or not obvious, which reduces or eliminates the benefit of an apparently advantageous situation; a joker[5]; as, under the Soviet system, bread was good and cheap, but the kicker was that you waited in line for hours to get any, if it was available. [informal]
Kicker (n.) Hence: An unforeseen added expense or additional cost; as, the printer was cheap, but the special paper it needed was an expensive kicker.
Kicker (n.) A player who kicks the football
Kickshaw (n.) See Kickshaws, the correct singular.
Kickshaw (n.) Something considered choice to eat [syn: dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat].
Kickshawses (n. pl. ) of Kickshaws.
Kickshaws (n.) Something fantastical; any trifling, trumpery thing; a toy.
Art thou good at these kickshawses! -- Shak.
Kickshaws (n.) A fancy dish; a titbit; a delicacy.
Some pigeons, . . . a joint of mutton, and any pretty little tiny kickshaws. -- Shak.
Cressy was lost by kickshaws and soup-maigre. -- Fenton.
Kickshoe (n.) A kickshaws. -- Milton. Kicksy-wicksy
Kicksy-wicksy (n.) Alt. of Kicky-wisky.
Kicky-wisky (n.) That which is restless and uneasy.
Note: Kicky-wicky, or, in some editions, Kicksy-wicksy, is applied contemptuously to a wife by Shakespeare, in "All's Well that Ends Well," ii. 3, 297.
Kicksy-wicksy (a.) Fantastic; restless; as, kicksy-wicksy flames. -- Nares.
Kickup (n.) (Zool.) The water thrush or accentor. [Local, West Indies]
Kid (n.) (Zool.) A young goat.
The . . . leopard shall lie down with the kid. -- Is. xi. 6.
Kid (n.) A young child or infant; hence, a simple person, easily imposed on. [Slang] -- Charles Reade.
Kid (n.) A kind of leather made of the skin of the young goat, or of the skin of rats, etc. ; kidskin.
Kid (n.) pl. Gloves made of kidskin; kid gloves. [Colloq. & Low]
Kid (n.) A small wooden mess tub; -- a name given by sailors to one in which they receive their food. -- Cooper.
Kid (n.) Among pugilists, thieves, gunfighters, etc., a youthful expert; -- chiefly used attributively; as, kid Jones. [Cant]
Kidded (imp. & p. p.) of Kid.