English Dictionary

kick in

動詞

他動詞 俗語 慣用表現 自動詞

(transitive) To kick or strike so as to cause the object struck to collapse or fall inwards. / (transitive, slang) To kick or strike (a person); to beat up

日本語の意味

対象物を蹴って、内側に倒れ込ませる（転倒させる） / （俗語）人を蹴ったり殴ったりして暴行する

The protesters tried to kick in the heavy wooden door to break into the building.

デモ参加者たちは、建物に入るために重い木製の扉を蹴り破ろうとした。

意味（1）

(transitive) To kick or strike so as to cause the object struck to collapse or fall inwards.

Upon hearing residents in the burning house, the passerby kicked in the front door and yelled to those inside.

意味（2）

(transitive, slang) To kick or strike (a person); to beat up

意味（3）

(intransitive, idiomatic) To start, connect, or take effect, especially in a sudden way.

People expect women [when they give birth] to have this instinct that kicks in.

意味（4）

(transitive and intransitive, idiomatic) To contribute, especially to a collection of money.

For the year-end party, we're asking each employee to kick in twenty dollars.

kicks in （ present singular third-person ）

kicking in （ participle present ）

kicked in （ participle past ）

kicked in （ past ）