ADJ

good, hard, hefty, painful
corner, free, goal, overhead, penalty, spot (all in football)
high
an energetic performer using dance routines and high kicks

VERB + KICK

give sb/sth
Give the door a good kick if it won't open
get, receive
He had received a painful kick on the knee

PREP

~ at
a kick at goal
~ by/from
a kick from Maynard in the last minute of the game
~ in
a kick in the stomach
~ on
a kick on the ankle
~ to
a kick to the ribs

ADJ

real

VERB + KICK

get
He gets a real kick out of mending something so that it can be used again
give sb
It gave the youngsters a kick to see their own play on television

PREP

for ~s
They don't really want the things they steal. They just do it for kicks

ADV

hard, savagely, vigorously
Don't kick the ball too hard
deliberately
repeatedly
Foster admitted punching and kicking the man repeatedly
around
The boys were kicking a ball around in the yard

PREP

against
She could feel the baby kicking against her stomach wall. (figurative) Young people often kick against convention
at
She kicked at the loose pebbles by the roadside
in
They threw him to the ground and kicked him hard in the stomach
on
She kicked me on the knee

PHRASES

kick a door down/open/shut
Suddenly the far door was kicked open
kick sb to death

ADV

frantically, wildly
He rolled over in the sand, kicking wildly

PREP

out at
The horse kicked out at the yapping dog

PHRASES

drag sb kicking and screaming
The police had to drag her kicking and screaming out of the house
kick your legs/your legs kick
The little boy was now lying on his back kicking his legs in the air. I was carried upstairs, arms waving and legs kicking