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kicks the beam

kicks the beam is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 kicks the beam

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

Words near kicks the beam in the dictionary

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

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