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to kick down
01
to forcefully break or destroy a barrier, obstacle, or door by kicking it
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Movement verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
down
Base verb
kick
Present tense
kick down
3rd person singular
kicks down
Present participle
kicking down
Past simple
kicked down
Past participle
kicked down
Examples
Frustrated by the locked door, he had to kick it down to enter the room.
02
to push the gas pedal all the way to quickly shift to a lower gear for more power and speed
Dialect
British
BritishExamples
When he needed to pass the slow-moving truck, he kicked down the accelerator, and the car smoothly shifted into a lower gear.
