kick the beam in English

Forms: kicks the beam [present, singular, third-person], kicking the beam [participle, present], kicked the beam [participle, past], kicked the beam [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} kick the beam (third-person singular simple present kicks the beam, present participle kicking the beam, simple past and past participle kicked the beam)

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "kicks the beam",
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    {
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    {
      "form": "kicked the beam",
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      "form": "kicked the beam",
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      "glosses": [
        "To rise up and strike the beam; said of the lighter arm of a loaded balance; hence, to be found lacking in weight, or of little importance."
      ],
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        "(idiomatic, archaic) To rise up and strike the beam; said of the lighter arm of a loaded balance; hence, to be found lacking in weight, or of little importance."
      ],
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    }
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  "word": "kick the beam"
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    {
      "form": "kicks the beam",
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kicked the beam",
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        "past"
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    {
      "form": "kicked the beam",
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        "To rise up and strike the beam; said of the lighter arm of a loaded balance; hence, to be found lacking in weight, or of little importance."
      ],
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        "(idiomatic, archaic) To rise up and strike the beam; said of the lighter arm of a loaded balance; hence, to be found lacking in weight, or of little importance."
      ],
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        "archaic",
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"kick the beam" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms