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kick around

kick around noun: an informal game of football, rugby or similar sports.

Noun

kick around (plural kick arounds)

  1. An informal game of football, rugby or similar sports.

Verb

kick around (third-person singular simple present kicks around, present participle kicking around, simple past and past participle kicked around)

  1. To abuse or mistreat; to bully; to be rough with.
    • Don't be afraid to kick it around a little. It is sturdy.
    • I leave you gentlemen now, and you will write it. You will interpret. That’s your right. But as I leave you I want you to know—just think how much you’re going to be missing. You won’t have Nixon to kick around anymore, because gentlemen, this is my last press conference, and it will be the one in...1962 November 7, Richard Nixon, “Richard Nixon's November 1962 Press Conference”, in Richard Nixon Foundation
  2. (continuative, present, usually) To wander loose; to float around; to hang around; to exist; to remain unexploited or unused.
    • Is this your pen I found kicking around in my drawer?
    • Kicking around on a piece of ground in your hometown1973 March 1, Roger Waters, “Time”, in The Dark Side of the Moon, performed by Pink Floyd
  3. To discuss informally; to consider or distribute.
    • to kick around ideas
    • They kicked around some ideas for doing their own thing, like moonlighting as music video producers, but they never followed through.2023 October 19, Brendan I. Koerner, “Watch This Guy Work, and You’ll Finally Understand the TikTok Era”, in Wired, →ISSN

kick around meaning in Tamil and Urdu

kick around in Tamil

பந்தாடு, மோசமாக நடத்து, பயன்படுத்து, கிடத்தல், இருத்தல்

kick around in Urdu

بدسلوکی کرنا

Forms of kick around

Noun
pluralkick arounds
alternative formkickaround
alternative formkick-around
Verb
third-person singular presentkicks around
present participlekicking around
past participlekicked around
pastkicked around

Questions about kick around

What does kick around mean?
Kick around means an informal game of football, rugby or similar sports.
What is kick around in Tamil?
Kick around in Tamil is பந்தாடு, மோசமாக நடத்து, பயன்படுத்து. See Kick around meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is kick around?
Kick around can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of kick around?
The plural of kick around is kick arounds.

Words near kick around in the dictionary

  1. kick about
  2. kick against
  3. kick against the pricks
  4. kick and buck
  5. kick and bucks
  6. kick around
  7. kick arounds
  8. kick arse
  9. kick ass
  10. kick ass and take names
  11. kick at an open door

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