"kick down" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: kicks down [present, singular, third-person], kicking down [participle, present], kicked down [participle, past], kicked down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} kick down (third-person singular simple present kicks down, present participle kicking down, simple past and past participle kicked down)
  1. To break or demolish something by physical bodily force, especially stomping. Derived forms: kickdown [noun]
    Sense id: en-kick_down-en-verb-dugj5Ib1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (down)

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