demur vs kick

demur

verb
  • To scruple or object; to take exception; to oppose; to balk 

  • To interpose a demurrer. 

  • To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the determination or conclusion of an affair. 

noun
  • An act of hesitation as to proceeding; a scruple; also, a suspension of action or decision; a pause, a stop. 

kick

verb
  • To overcome (a bothersome or difficult issue or obstacle); to free oneself of (a problem). 

  • To direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg. 

  • To recoil; to push by recoiling. 

  • To be emphatically excellent. 

  • To make a sharp jerking movement of the leg, as to strike something. 

  • To show opposition or resistance. 

  • To reset (a watchdog timer). 

  • To accelerate quickly with a few pedal strokes in an effort to break away from other riders. 

  • To eject summarily. 

  • To reproach oneself for making a mistake or missing an opportunity. 

  • To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg. 

  • To attack (a piece) in order to force it to move. 

  • To move or push suddenly and violently. 

  • To die. 

  • To forcibly remove a participant from an online activity. 

  • To work a press by impact of the foot on a treadle. 

noun
  • Something that tickles the fancy; something fun or amusing. 

  • Any bucking motion of an object that lacks legs or feet. 

  • A pass played by kicking with the foot. 

  • The recoil of a gun. 

  • Synonym of kicker (“backlight positioned at an angle”) 

  • A hit or strike with the leg, foot or knee. 

  • The removal of a person from an online activity. 

  • A stimulation provided by an intoxicating substance. 

  • The distance traveled by kicking the ball. 

  • Piquancy. 

  • A pocket. 

  • The action of swinging a foot or leg. 

  • An increase in speed in the final part of a running race. 

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