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🚪 A door protector 🧰 A bottom panel
kick plate

kick plate

3.3
A metal or plastic strip fixed to the bottom of a door to protect it from scuff marks
  • noun
  • /kɪk pleɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : protector de puerta
  • After repainting the kitchen, they added a stainless steel kick plate to the cabinet base.

Examples

  • Maintenance staff replaced the damaged kick plate at the entrance to the building.

  • The kick plate on the door was scratched.

  • The hotel installed a kick plate on every door to prevent scuff marks from luggage.

  • I need to install a new kick plate on the cabinet.

  • The contractors installed a durable kick plate to protect the door from scratches.

  • To prevent damage from repeated use, they added a kick plate at the bottom of the cabinet.

  • Before painting, she made sure to remove the old kick plate from the door.

Synonyms

kickboard
vskick plate
  • UK
5.8

A narrow flat strip fixed at the base of cabinets to hide the gap to the floor

is mainly for protecting the lower edge from feet or equipment damage

Surface Forms

kick plate singular
kick plates plural

Morphology

kick + plate

The meaning is compositionally built from 'kick' (what the plate is for/where it is placed) + 'plate' (a flat panel), so a learner who knows both words can infer a protective panel at the bottom of a door or appliance that might be kicked. This is a regular, productively understood English compound/attributive construction and therefore readily comprehensible to B1 learners.

Etymology

Kick plate is a metal or plastic plate fixed to the lower part of a door or cabinet. The name comes from the picture of a kick, meaning a foot hit, on the low plate, so it is there 'to protect' the door from scuffs and damage.