Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Kick \Kick\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kicred}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Kicking}.] [W. cicio, fr. cic foot.]
   To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a
   horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.

         He [Frederick the Great] kicked the shins of his
         judges.                                  --Macaulay.

   {To kick the beam}, to fit up and strike the beam; -- said of
      the lighter arm of a loaded balance; hence, to be found
      wanting in weight. --Milton.

   {To kick the bucket}, to lose one's life; to die. [Colloq. &
      Low]

Source : WordNet®

kicking
     n 1: a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or
          calisthenics; "the kick must be synchronized with the
          arm movements"; "the swimmer's kicking left a wake
          behind him" [syn: {kick}]
     2: the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the
        ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent"
        [syn: {kick}, {boot}]