Kick Around (Verb)
Meaning 1
Be around; be alive or active; "Does the old man still kick around?".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- Does the old rock band still kick around and perform at local bars occasionally.
- We haven't seen him in years, but he's said to still kick around somewhere in the city.
- The famous artist may have retired, but he's known to kick around various galleries and exhibitions.
- It's been ages, but rumor has it the former actor still kicks around Hollywood, attending lesser-known film premieres.
- It's hard to believe that after all the years the retired athlete still kicks around the sports scene.
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Meaning 2
Treat badly; abuse; "They won't have me to kick around any more!".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- If elected I promise no one will throw me out of office, and they won't have me to kick around again.
- They treat new recruits like dirt, just something to kick around for their amusement.
- I've been working under this manager for months, and all he does is kick me around.
- The boss loved to yell and point fingers - he'd constantly kick his team around.
- The politicians were always quick to kick around the current administration for policy failures.
Hypernyms
Meaning 3
Discuss lightly; "We bandied around these difficult questions".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The team spent the meeting kicking around ideas for their new marketing strategy.
- As we waited for the presentation to start, we kicked around a few rumors about the speaker.
- The friends kicked around the idea of taking a spontaneous road trip for the weekend.
- Let's kick around a few options for the new restaurant location before making a final decision.
- We kicked around some theories about the mysterious event, but nothing concrete was decided.