English dictionary
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English verb: kick around | |||
| 1. | kick around (stative) be around; be alive or active | ||
| Samples | Does the old man still kick around?. | ||
| Synonyms | kick about, knock about | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be, exist | ||
| 2. | kick around (social) treat badly; abuse | ||
| Samples | They won't have me to kick around any more!. | ||
| Examples | They want to kick around the prisoners | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | abuse, ill-treat, ill-use, maltreat, mistreat, step | ||
| 3. | kick around (communication) discuss lightly | ||
| Samples | We bandied around these difficult questions. | ||
| Synonyms | bandy | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | discuss, hash out, talk over | ||
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