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kicks against the pricks

kicks against the pricks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of kick against the pricks.

Meaning of kick against the pricks

Verb

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

  1. To kick back (of an animal etc.) against being goaded.
  2. (figuratively) To struggle against fate or authority.
    • Near-synonym: kick over the traces

Questions about kicks against the pricks

What is kicks against the pricks the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Kicks against the pricks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of kick against the pricks.

Words near kicks against the pricks in the dictionary

  1. kickplates
  2. kicks
  3. kicks a dog when it's down
  4. kicks about
  5. kicks against
  6. kicks against the pricks
  7. kicks and giggles
  8. kicks around
  9. kicks arse
  10. kicks ass
  11. kicks ass and takes names

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