Meaning & use
Kicked
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Struck or hit with the foot (past tense of kick); also, informally, forcibly removed or ended.
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He kicked the ball into the back of the net.
She finally kicked her habit of biting her nails.
A note on using this word
In idiomatic use, "kicked" extends well beyond feet: you can be "kicked out" of a place or "kicked off" a project's start.
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