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kicking the beam

kicking the beam is the present participle and gerund 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 kicking the beam

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

Words near kicking the beam in the dictionary

  1. kicking someone's ass
  2. kicking someone's butt
  3. kicking strap
  4. kicking straps
  5. kicking tail
  6. kicking the beam
  7. kicking the bucket
  8. kicking the can down the road
  9. kicking the habit
  10. kicking the shit out of
  11. kicking the tires

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