kicked
Because it is a word with a single syllable, kicked is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofkicked
- To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
Example: "Did you kick your brother?"
- To make a sharp jerking movement of the leg, as to strike something.
Example: "He enjoyed the simple pleasure of watching the kickline kick."
- To direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg.
Example: "Kick the ball into the goal."
- (with "off" or "out") To eject summarily.
- To forcibly remove a participant from an online activity.
Example: "He was kicked by ChanServ for flooding."
- To overcome (a bothersome or difficult issue or obstacle); to free oneself of (a problem).
Example: "I still smoke, but they keep telling me to kick the habit."
- To move or push suddenly and violently.
Example: "He was kicked sideways by the force of the blast."
- (of a firearm) To recoil; to push by recoiling.
- To attack (a piece) in order to force it to move.
- To accelerate quickly with a few pedal strokes in an effort to break away from other riders.
Example: "Contador kicks again to try to rid himself of Rasmussen."
- To show opposition or resistance.
- To work a press by impact of the foot on a treadle.
- To die.
- (smoking, of a pipe) Empty with nothing left to smoke but ash.
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