Base verb
Phrasal verbs with kick
The verb kick combines with 6 particles to form everyday phrasal verbs. Each particle steers the meaning in its own direction — here they are with clear definitions and examples, so you can see the whole family at once.
6 phrasal verbs · 8 meanings
kick around
1 sense- Discuss informally as a group
kick back
1 sense- Strike back in retaliation
kick in
3 senses- Begin to take effect
- Contribute money towards a shared cost
- Break a door open with a kick
kick off
1 sense- Begin an event or activity
kick out
1 sense- Forcibly expel
kick up
1 sense- Cause a fuss or commotion
Practice the kick family in Sink In
Sink In drills every sense of kick with spaced repetition — recognition, particle cloze, and meaning recall — so the whole family sticks instead of blurring together.