"kick against" meaning in All languages combined

See kick against on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: kicks against [present, singular, third-person], kicking against [participle, present], kicked against [participle, past], kicked against [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} kick against (third-person singular simple present kicks against, present participle kicking against, simple past and past participle kicked against)
  1. (transitive) To react to an uncontrollable situation suddenly, violently or aggressively. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kicks against",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kicking against",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kicked against",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kicked against",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "kick against (third-person singular simple present kicks against, present participle kicking against, simple past and past participle kicked against)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English phrasal verbs formed with \"against\"",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To react to an uncontrollable situation suddenly, violently or aggressively."
      ],
      "id": "en-kick_against-en-verb-g1OCH~hx",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To react to an uncontrollable situation suddenly, violently or aggressively."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kick against"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kicks against",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kicking against",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kicked against",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kicked against",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "kick against (third-person singular simple present kicks against, present participle kicking against, simple past and past participle kicked against)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English phrasal verbs",
        "English phrasal verbs formed with \"against\"",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "English verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To react to an uncontrollable situation suddenly, violently or aggressively."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To react to an uncontrollable situation suddenly, violently or aggressively."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kick against"
}

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