A technique used to sample benthic invertebrates in a stream, etc., where a net is held underwater and the surrounding substrate disturbed by kicking.

plural of kick-off

(of a horse) To rear back; to become more active or restless; to speed up. / (informal, figuratively, by extension, transitive, US) To raise, to increase (a price).

simple past tense and past participle of kick-start

present participle of kick-start

(idiomatic, colloquial) To inspect something to ensure it meets expected standards or has favored characteristics, typically before committing to purchasing or otherwise selecting it.

plural of kick-start

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kick-start

to kick the ball in the manner described above.

(rugby) A type of kick performed by the scrum-half (or very rarely acting scrum-half). From the base of a ruck, maul or scrum, the scrum-half will stand sideways onto the opposition with his kicking foot further from them, and kick the ball high into the air so as to hopefully prevent the opposition charging down the kick.