kick down
Third Person
kicks down
Present Participle
kicking down
Past Tense
kicked down
Past Participle
kicked down
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to forcefully break or destroy a barrier, obstacle, or door by kicking it
- Frustrated by the locked door, he had to kick it down to enter the room.
- The firefighters had to kick down the burning door to reach the trapped occupants inside.
- In an emergency, you may need to kick down the gate to escape from the fenced area.
- The police had to kick down the barricade to disperse the unruly crowd.
- Unable to find the key, she resorted to kicking down the flimsy wooden fence to retrieve her ball.
Synonyms:
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to push the gas pedal all the way to quickly shift to a lower gear for more power and speed
- When he needed to pass the slow-moving truck, he kicked down the accelerator, and the car smoothly shifted into a lower gear.
- As they approached the steep hill, she had to kick down to maintain speed and climb it with ease.
- The automatic transmission is designed to kick down when you need that extra burst of power for safe overtaking on the highway.
- When merging onto the highway, it's essential to kick down to accelerate swiftly and merge safely into traffic.
- He kicked down on the pedal to smoothly transition to a lower gear for added power.