kick over
verb
kicked over;
kicking over;
kicks over
Definition of kick over
: to begin to fire
—used of an internal combustion engine
Examples of kick over in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The video showed Campbell kicking over a shopping basket with Haney’s belongings and drawing his weapon. — Nicole Hensley, Houston Chronicle, "Security guard charged with murder in shooting outside washateria," 19 June 2019 Rebecca Kanter was taken into custody on Tuesday after allegedly screaming and cursing at embassy staff and kicking over a display and some furniture. — Bonnie Stiernberg, Billboard, "A$AP Rocky Fan Arrested After Threatening to Blow Up Swedish Embassy," 27 July 2019 In the movies, angry managers throw all the bats into the shower or kick over the postgame spread. — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, "This season hasn’t been easy for Alex Cora, but he’s not about to panic," 9 July 2019 The impressive Percy Tau was the Bafana's danger man, and drew a fine save from Mohamed El-Shenawy in the Egypt goal as the goalkeeper flung himself to the right to tip his free-kick over the bar. — SI.com, "Africa Cup of Nations Roundup: South Africa Stun Hosts Egypt & Nigeria See Off Holders Cameroon," 7 July 2019 Warren was arrested in May 2018, only hours after activists released videos of border patrol agents kicking over water jugs meant for immigrants, CBS Tucson affiliate KOLD reports. — Caroline Linton, CBS News, "Jury deadlocks on case of border activist charged with helping migrants," 11 June 2019 The Oregon Project’s Craig Engels blew the men’s 1,500 open with a hard kick over the last 200 to win in 3:35.32. — oregonlive.com, "Konstanze Klosterhalfen doubles up, and Craig Engels busts loose at the Portland Track Festival," 9 June 2019 No More Deaths gave news organizations videos of a Border Patrol agent kicking over water jugs meant for immigrants and of another agent pouring gallons of water on the ground. — Washington Post, "Border activist uses religious grounds to ask case dismissal," 14 May 2018 No More Deaths gave news organizations videos of a Border Patrol agent kicking over water jugs meant for immigrants and of another agent pouring gallons of water on the ground. — Washington Post, "Border activist uses religious grounds to ask case dismissal," 14 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'kick over.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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