kick vs shield

kick

verb
  • To show opposition or resistance. 

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

  • 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. 

shield

verb
  • to protect from the influence of 

  • To protect, to defend. 

  • To shelter; to protect oneself. 

noun
  • A large expanse of exposed stable Precambrian rock. 

  • A wide and relatively low-profiled volcano, usually composed entirely of lava flows. 

  • Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision 

  • A broad piece of defensive armor, held in hand, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body. 

  • One who protects or defends. 

  • A spot resembling, or having the form of a shield. 

  • A sign or symbol, usually containing numbers and sometimes letters, identifying a highway route. 

  • A framework used to protect workmen in making an adit under ground, and capable of being pushed along as excavation progresses. 

  • The escutcheon or field on which are placed the bearings in coats of arms. 

  • A field of energy that protects or defends. 

  • In lichens, a hardened cup or disk surrounded by a rim and containing the fructification, or asci. 

  • A police badge. 

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