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kicked the beam

kicked the beam is the simple past and past participle of kick the beam.

Meaning of kick the beam

Verb

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

  1. (archaic, idiomatic) To lack in weight, importance, or strength compared to another.
    • The latter quick up flew, and kick'd the beam; / Which Gabriel spying, thus bespake the Fiend.1667, John Milton, “Book IV”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...

Questions about kicked the beam

What is kicked the beam the simple past and past participle of?
Kicked the beam is the simple past and past participle of kick the beam.

Words near kicked the beam in the dictionary

  1. kicked someone when they were down
  2. kicked someone's arse
  3. kicked someone's ass
  4. kicked someone's butt
  5. kicked tail
  6. kicked the beam
  7. kicked the bucket
  8. kicked the can down the road
  9. kicked the habit
  10. kicked the shit out of
  11. kicked the tires

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