kicked

Kicked is the past tense and past participle of the verb kick. The primary sense involves striking or propelling with the foot, or delivering a forceful push using the leg. It can also describe something moved or launched by a kick.

In physical contexts, kicking is a basic action in many activities, including sports such as soccer, American football, and rugby, where it is used to advance the ball, score goals, or start play. Kicking can also occur in martial arts, dance, and wildlife behavior, where animals use hind legs to strike or defend. The act may cause injury if directed at a person or vulnerable area, and it is typically governed by rules and safety guidelines in organized settings.

Kicked also appears in a variety of idioms and phrasal verbs. Kick off means to begin or start something, such as a game or event. Kick in refers to something taking effect or beginning to operate. Kick back can mean to relax or, in some usages, to retaliate. Kick the habit means to stop doing a harmful or unwanted habit. Kick the bucket is a long-standing idiom for dying. Kick out denotes expulsion from a place or group, and kick up a fuss means to cause a disturbance.

In informal and online contexts, kicked is used to indicate removal or exclusion by a moderator or system, such as a user being kicked from a forum or game. Across meanings, the sense of kicked centers on movement, initiation, or removal, depending on the surrounding language.