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kick around
verb
Definition of KICK AROUND
intransitive verb
1
: to wander or pass time aimlessly
2
a : to lie about mostly unnoticed or forgotten b : to undergo consideration usually intermittently over a period of time <ideas that have been kicking around for years>
transitive verb
1
: to treat in an inconsiderate or high-handed fashion
2
: to consider, examine, or discuss from various angles
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First Known Use of KICK AROUND
1839
Related to KICK AROUND
- Synonyms
- chew over, cogitate, consider, contemplate, debate, deliberate, entertain, eye, ponder, meditate, mull (over), perpend, pore (over), question, revolve, ruminate, study, think (about or over), turn, weigh, wrestle (with)
Rhymes with KICK AROUND
aboveground, Afghan hound, all-around, battleground, been around, belowground, bottom round, breeding ground, bring around, cast around, common ground, decompound, dumping ground, end around, fool around, get around, go around, hang around, horse around, in the round, jerk around, mess around, middle ground, muscle-bound, Norton Sound, off the ground, on background, on the ground, outward-bound, paperbound, perfect-bound, proving ground, push around, quarter-bound, runaround, screw around, shootaround, sleep around, spiral-bound, staging ground, stand one's ground, steamship round, stick around, stomping ground, surround sound, turnaround, turn around, ultrasound, underground, weather-bound, work-around, wraparound
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