kick around

kɪk əˈraʊnd

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Definition of kick around - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

mistreatment

tr.

treat someone or something badly or roughly

tr.

He tends to kick around his old laptop quite a bit..

abuse

mistreat

discussion

tr.

discuss an idea informally without serious intent

tr.

We kicked around some ideas for the project.

consider

mull over

ponder

leisure

intr.

wander or be present without a specific purpose

intr.

They spent the afternoon kicking around the park.

loiter

meander

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Expressions with kick

kick down

open something forcefully with a kick

The firefighter had to kick down the door.

kick off

start or initiate an event or process

The meeting will kick off at noon..

kick out

force someone to leave a place

The club decided to kick out the unruly members..

kick about

discuss ideas or plans informally

We kicked about some ideas for the project.

kick a habit

stop doing a habitual activity

He decided to kick a habit and quit smoking.

kick an idea around

discuss an idea informally with others

We kicked the idea around during lunch.

Examples of kick around in a sentence

Stop kicking around the equipment, it's expensive!
They kicked around the proposal during lunch.
We often kick around ideas before meetings.
We kicked around the mall with no plans.
He likes to kick around the city on weekends.

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French:maltraiter, discuter, ...
German:misshandeln, besprechen, ...
Italian:maltrattare, discutere, ...
Spanish:maltratar, dar vueltas a, ...
Portuguese:maltratar, discutir, ...
Chinese:虐待, 随便讨论, ...
Japanese:粗末に扱う, あれこれ議論する, ...
Arabic:أَسَاءَ مُعَامَلَةَ, تداولَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְעַלֵּל, לְהַחֲלִיף רַעְיוֹנוֹת, ...
Russian:грубо обращаться, обсудить, ...
Ukrainian:погано поводитися, обговорювати, ...
Hindi:रुखाई से बरतना, अनौपचारिक रूप से चर्चा करना, ...
Bengali:খারাপ ব্যবহার করা, আলাপ-আলোচনা করা, ...
Catalan:maltractar, comentar, ...
Czech:špatně zacházet s, probírat, ...
Danish:mishandle, vende, ...
Dutch:slecht behandelen, bespreken, ...
Greek:κακομεταχειρίζομαι, κουβεντιάζω, ...
Hungarian:durván bánni, ötletelni, ...
Khmer:ប្រព្រឹត្តដោយគ្រោតគ្រាត, លើកយកមកពិភាក្សាគ្នាលេងៗ, ...
Korean:거칠게 다루다, 논의하다, ...
Persian:بد تا کردن با, سبک‌سنگین کردن, ...
Polish:źle traktować, przerzucać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):maltratar, discutir, ...
Romanian:a trata rău, a discuta, ...
Swedish:behandla illa, bolla, ...
Thai:ใช้อย่างไม่ทะนุถนอม, คุยกันเล่นๆ, ...
Turkish:kötü davranmak, tartışmak, ...
Vietnamese:đối xử tệ, bàn qua, ...

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