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kicking down

kicking down is the present participle and gerund of kick down.

Meaning of kick down

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To break or demolish something by physical bodily force, especially stomping.
    • The elderly woman was rescued off the floor after a young paramedic managed to kick her door down.

Questions about kicking down

What is kicking down the present participle and gerund of?
Kicking down is the present participle and gerund of kick down.

Words near kicking down in the dictionary

  1. kicking at an open door
  2. kicking at the can
  3. kicking back
  4. kicking boots
  5. kicking butt
  6. kicking down
  7. Kicking Horse Pass
  8. kicking in
  9. kicking in danger
  10. kicking into the long grass
  11. kicking into touch

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