kick over
verb
kicked over; kicking over; kicks over
: to begin to fire
—used of an internal combustion engine
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The 2023 review found that 18.9 million people born in 1920 or earlier had not been reported dead nor kicked over to the death master file.
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Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, the ladders in manufacturing that once provided workers without a college diploma a solid wage and upward mobility were kicked over.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 11 Feb. 2025
The man said he was periodically hit and kicked over the next few hours, and blacked out.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2025
Including tonight, Aubrey is now 24 of 26 on kicks over 50 yards in his career — a 92.3% conversion rate.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 23 Dec. 2024
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Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, the ladders in manufacturing that once provided workers without a college diploma a solid wage and upward mobility were kicked over.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 11 Feb. 2025
The man said he was periodically hit and kicked over the next few hours, and blacked out.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2025
Including tonight, Aubrey is now 24 of 26 on kicks over 50 yards in his career — a 92.3% conversion rate.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 23 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for kick over
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“Kick over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kick%20over. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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