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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun kicking has 2 senses

• kicking(n = noun.act) kick - a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics; "the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements"; "the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him"
is a kind of motility, motion, move, movement
has particulars: swimming kick

• kicking(n = noun.act) boot, kick - the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent"
has particulars: goal-kick, goal-kick, punt, punting, place-kicking, place kick, dropkick
is a kind of blow
Derived forms verb kick₃, verb kick₁

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kicking

Resistance

N resistance, stand, front, oppugnation, oppugnancy, opposition, renitence, renitency, reluctation, recalcitration, kicking, repulse, rebuff, insurrection, strike, turn out, lock out, barring out, levee en masse, Jacquerie, riot, resisting, resistive, resistant, refractory, recalcitrant, renitent, up in arms, repulsive, repellant, proof against, unconquerable, stubborn, unconquered, indomitable, unyielding, Int, hands off!, keep off!.

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