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kickboard

kickboard

4.4
A small two-wheeled board you ride by pushing one foot on the ground
  • noun
  • /ˈkɪkˌbɔrd/
translation icon : patinete
  • Children enjoy riding their kickboard at the park during sunny days.

Examples

  • More than once, I had to yank her from the pool and send her to her room for clobbering Max with a kickboard.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Skip a few workouts, cut back on interval training, sell your kickboard for a cooler set of swimwear, and soon enough you've lost the competitive edge.

    Blog text (15)

  • She pushed off the ground and glided smoothly on her kickboard down the sidewalk.

  • With his friends cheering him on, he demonstrated tricks on his new kickboard.

Synonyms

skateboard
vskickboard
68 1.2

A flat board with wheels that you stand on and push with one foot

is a small two-wheeled platform meant for steady standing use
scooter
vskickboard
30 1.0

A small two-wheeled vehicle children push with one foot

has a wider platform rather than a narrow footboard
longboard
vskickboard
1 3.4

A long skateboard used for cruising or riding downhill

is a smaller, short-distance platform not designed for long rides

How Fast

bicycle
280 1.0
kickboard
4.4
skateboard
68 1.2

Surface Forms

kickboard singular
kickboards plural

Morphology

kickboard = kick + board (transparent) = kick + board

The small two-wheeled vehicle is a board propelled by kicking, so its meaning is directly derived from 'kick' + 'board'.

Etymology

Kickboard is made of kick and board, where kick means 'to push with your foot' and board means 'a flat piece you can stand on'. So a kickboard is a small, two-wheeled board you ride by standing on it and pushing the ground with your foot.