Kick
/kɪk/
Kick is a noun with 6 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
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An unexpected situation, detail or circumstance, often unpleasant.
“John wants to climb the wall, but the kicker is that it is thirty feet tall.”
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An unpaired card which is part of a pair, two pair, or three of a kind poker hand.
“Jill's hand was two pair, aces and sevens, with a king kicker.”
noun
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An introduction; something that leads into the beginning of something.
“After the long lead-in, the climax of the story was a disappointment.”
- A region of data at the beginning of a compact disc, holding the table of contents.
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