Anyone know?
Anyone know?
It is derived from the Amish word "Raessle" meaning wrestle/
Why is any particular word used to define something?
That's brilliant! Thanks!
In ancient times before all weather tracks when races were held on the dusty roads leading out of town, the runner who sprinted at the end and "kicked" up the dust was the winner. That evolved to merely having a "kick" even though nothing is being "kicked up" anymore.
Because you're kicking the competition's sorry butts.
No, it's really what the previous poster said.
Why is someone that asks stupid questions called a moron?
Hope this helps:
kick (kk)
v. kicked, kick·ing, kicks
v.intr.
1. To strike out with the foot or feet.
2. Sports
a. To score or gain ground by kicking a ball.
b. To punt in football.
c. To propel the body in swimming by moving the legs, as with a flutter kick or frog kick.
3. To recoil: The powerful rifle kicked upon being fired.
4. Informal
a. To express negative feelings vigorously; complain.
b. To oppose by argument; protest.
v.tr.
1. To strike with the foot.
2. To propel by striking with the foot.
3. To spring back against suddenly: The rifle kicked my shoulder when I fired it.
4. Sports To score (a goal or point) by kicking a ball.
n.
1.
a. A vigorous blow with the foot.
b. Sports The motion of the legs that propels the body in swimming.
2. A jolting recoil: a rifle with a heavy kick.
3. Slang A complaint; a protest.
4. Slang Power; force: a car engine with a lot of kick.
5. Slang
a. A feeling of pleasurable stimulation: got a kick out of the show.
b. kicks Fun: went bowling just for kicks.
6. Slang Temporary, often obsessive interest: I'm on a science fiction kick.
7. Slang A sudden, striking surprise; a twist.
8. Sports
a. The act or an instance of kicking a ball.
b. A kicked ball.
c. The distance spanned by a kicked ball.
Phrasal Verbs:
kick about
To move from place to place.
kick around Informal
1. To treat badly; abuse.
2. To move from place to place: "spent the next three years in Italy, kicking around the country on a motor scooter" (Charles E. Claffey).
3. To give thought or consideration to; ponder or discuss.
kick back
1. To recoil unexpectedly and violently.
2. Informal To take it easy; relax: kicked back at home and watched TV.
3. Slang To return (stolen items).
4. Slang To pay a kickback.
kick in
1. Informal To contribute (one's share): kicked in a few dollars for the office party.
2. Informal To become operative or take effect: "His pituitary kicked in, and his growth was suddenly vertical" (Kenneth Browser).
3. Slang To die.
kick off
1. Sports To begin or resume play with a kickoff.
2. Informal To begin; start: kicked off the promotional tour with a press conference.
3. Slang To die.
kick out Slang
To throw out; dismiss.
kick over
To begin to fire: The engine finally kicked over.
kick up Informal
1. To increase in amount or force; intensify: A sandstorm kicked up while we drove through the desert.
2. To stir up (trouble): kicked up a row.
3. To show signs of disorder: His ulcer has kicked up again.
Idioms:
kick ass/butt Vulgar Slang
To take forceful or harsh measures to achieve an objective.
kick the bucket Slang
To die.
kick the habit Slang
To free oneself of an addiction, as to narcotics or cigarettes.
kick up (one's) heels Informal
To cast off one's inhibitions and have a good time.
kick upstairs Slang
To promote to a higher yet less desirable position.
It is a reference to the movie 'Karate Kid', where a fight is finished, and won, with a kick
The Prince wrote:
a whole lot of stupidity
Hope this helps:
Why are you a moron? The OP's question was a perfectly good one.
The word is used in a lot of metaphorical ways to refer to something that has an abrupt and powerful effect. A strong drink has "a kick to it." A rifle "kicks" forcefully back at you when you fire it. The situation can even be non-physical: an unexpected and impressive end to a story can be called "the kicker." A quick shift to a faster, more energetic kind of running is another parallel.
Well done, UCI XC.
Cole Porter knew about kicks. He graduated from Yale 100 years ago.
I get no kick from Champagne
Mere alchohol doesn't thrill me at all
so tell me why should it be true
that I get a kick
out of you
Some get a kick from cocaine
I'm sure that if I took even one sniff
that would bore me terrificly too
yet I get a kick out of you....
The cocaine reference got this banned from radio.
Cole Porter's "Love For Sale" was even more shocking to bourgeois tastes.
When the only sound on the empty street
is the heavy tread of the heavy feet
that belong to a lonesome cop
I open shop
The moon so long has been gazing down
on the wayward ways of this wayward town
my smile becomes a smirk, I go to work
Love for sale
appetizing young love for sale
love that's fresh and still unspoiled
love that's only slightly soiled
love for sale....
Maude Maggart has a rendition of this Cole Porter classic that is unforgettable.
It's for the same reason that a kick is also called "dropping the hammer". Just like "dropping the hammer" involves dropping the real hammer you've been carrying, getting lighter, and running faster, "kicking" refers to kicking your competitor in the face with your vigorous leg carriage.
Extra points if you can drop (or throw) the hammer at your opponent.
It comes from harrier racing in England/Ireland. The races would start in the town square, head out into the woods and return to the town for the finish. Locals would line the streets and try to push their favority runners to the finish by kicking them in the backside.
kick into high gear is too long.
WakeuplilSuzy wrote:
Why is any particular word used to define something?
Exactly. Why is running called running? Why is a tree called a tree?
I always thought that "dropping the hammer" meant like crushing them bc youre dropping the hammer on them and crushing them. because it is in other sports like mma
big loser no contest wrote:
Exactly. Why is running called running? Why is a tree called a tree?
Yet these are legitimate questions. Ever heard of linguistics?
Because 'punch' doesn't seem right.
kinda like how people say hot sauce has a "kick" to it maybe. like a jolt