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kick on

kick on verb: to activate, to turn on, especially a motor or electronic device.

Verb

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

  1. (US, intransitive) To activate, to turn on, especially a motor or electronic device.
    • Did you hear the heater kick on in the night?
  2. (Australia, slang) To continue; to struggle on, especially to continue drinking or partying.

Forms of kick on

third-person singular presentkicks on
present participlekicking on
past participlekicked on
pastkicked on

Questions about kick on

What does kick on mean?
Kick on means to activate, to turn on, especially a motor or electronic device.
What part of speech is kick on?
Kick on is a verb.
What is the past tense of kick on?
The past tense of kick on is kicked on.

Words near kick on in the dictionary

  1. kick like a mule
  2. kick loose
  3. kick off
  4. kick off meeting
  5. kick off meetings
  6. kick on
  7. kick one's feet up
  8. kick one's heels
  9. kick out
  10. kick out the jams
  11. kick over

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