Kick over Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈkɪk/ /ˈoʊvɝ

KIK-OH-ver

UK

kˈɪk/ /ˈəʊvɐ

KIK-OH-vuh

परिभाषा

To hit something with your foot so it falls over, or (for an engine) to start running, especially when using a kick-starter.

उपयोग और बारीकियां

'Kick over' is used literally (physically knocking something over with your foot), and idiomatically for starting engines (motorcycles) with a kick-starter. Not common for cars. The object usually comes after: 'kick over the bucket.' In slang, 'kick the bucket' means 'to die,' but that's unrelated.

• Spanish: patear y volcar - arrancar (motor)
• Portuguese (BR): chutar e virar - funcionar (motor)
• Portuguese (PT): chutar e virar - pegar (motor)
• Chinese (Simplified): 踢翻 - 发动（引擎）
• Chinese (Traditional): 踢翻 - 發動（引擎）
• Hindi: लात मारकर गिरा देना - (इंजन) चालू होना
• Arabic: يركل ويقلب - start (محرّك)
• Bengali: লাথি মেরে ফেলে দেওয়া - (ইঞ্জিন) স্টার্ট হওয়া
• Russian: опрокинуть ударом ноги - завестись (о двигателе)
• Japanese: 蹴飛ばして倒す - エンジンがかかる
• Vietnamese: đá ngã - khởi động (động cơ)
• Korean: 발로 차서 넘어뜨리다 - 시동이 걸리다
• Turkish: tekme atıp devirmek - çalışmak (motor)
• Urdu: لات مار کر گرا دینا - (انجن) چلنا
• Indonesian: menendang sampai terbalik - menyala (mesin)

उदाहरण वाक्य

Be careful not to kick over the cup when you walk by.

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He tried to kick over the old motorcycle's engine, but it wouldn't start.

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The kids accidentally kicked over the soccer goal during practice.

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"Oops! I didn't mean to kick over your water bottle," she apologized.

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After a few tries, the engine finally kicked over and started purring.

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One sharp move and he managed to kick over the paint can—what a mess!

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