"kick on" meaning in All languages combined

See kick on on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: kicks on [present, singular, third-person], kicking on [participle, present], kicked on [participle, past], kicked on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} kick on (third-person singular simple present kicks on, present participle kicking on, simple past and past participle kicked on)
  1. (US, intransitive) To activate, to turn on, especially a motor or electronic device. Tags: US, intransitive
    Sense id: en-kick_on-en-verb-jqPtQKyR Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "on", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "on": 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17
  2. (slang, Australia) To continue; to struggle on, especially to continue drinking or partying. Tags: Australia, slang
    Sense id: en-kick_on-en-verb--cKFzCgb Categories (other): Australian English

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "form": "kicked on",
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      ],
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        [
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        ]
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        "(slang, Australia) To continue; to struggle on, especially to continue drinking or partying."
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