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kicked the bucket

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

Meaning of kick the bucket

Verb

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

  1. (colloquial, euphemistic, humorous, idiomatic) To die.
    • The old horse finally kicked the bucket.
    Synonyms:
    kick it, bite the dust, buy the farm, assume room temperature, auger in, be called home, be gathered to one's fathers, be like the the One, be no more, be with Jesus
  2. (colloquial, idiomatic) To break down such that it cannot be repaired.
    • I think my sewing machine has kicked the bucket.

Questions about kicked the bucket

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

Words near kicked the bucket in the dictionary

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

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