kick over
verb
kicked over; kicking over; kicks over
: to begin to fire
—used of an internal combustion engine
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One of them was charged with disturbing the peace, a 90-day misdemeanor, for kicking over flags of the pro-Israel counterprotesters and with ethnic intimidation, a misdemeanor with a maximum one-year sentence.
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Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2024
Their first interaction on a Boston rooftop is almost a meet-cute — except that Lily’s dad died just a few days prior, and Ryle’s carrying his own grief and enough emotional anguish to kick over a chair.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2024
Any race penalty in a Sprint race that would normally kick over to the next race will be served during that weekend’s grand prix.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 May 2024
Now, the city is kicking over another hornet’s nest in setting the stage for a legal showdown over the meaning and scope of the 2016 law.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
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Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2024
Their first interaction on a Boston rooftop is almost a meet-cute — except that Lily’s dad died just a few days prior, and Ryle’s carrying his own grief and enough emotional anguish to kick over a chair.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2024
Any race penalty in a Sprint race that would normally kick over to the next race will be served during that weekend’s grand prix.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 May 2024
Now, the city is kicking over another hornet’s nest in setting the stage for a legal showdown over the meaning and scope of the 2016 law.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Kick over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kick%20over. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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