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kickdown

kickdown

7.5
A forceful strike with the foot that pushes a door or barrier open
  • noun
  • /ˈkɪkˌdaʊn/
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  • The police performed a kickdown to break through the barricaded door during the raid.

Examples

  • The police performed a kickdown to enter the locked apartment quickly.

  • The movie scene showed a dramatic kickdown of the villain's hideout door.

  • A loud kickdown startled everyone in the hallway during the emergency.

  • The police performed a kickdown on the door.

  • They used a kickdown to enter the building quickly.

  • During the emergency, a sudden kickdown echoed as the firefighters entered the building.

  • The action film featured an intense kickdown where the hero smashed through the security gate.

Synonyms

knock
vskickdown
32 1.0

A hard blow that can cause pain or damage

is a deliberate blow made with the foot to force something down

How Forceful

kickdown
7.5
shove
31 2.7
push
138 1.0
tap
66 1.0

Surface Forms

kickdown singular
kickdowns plural

Morphology

kickdown = kick (transparent) = down + kick

A straightforward nominalization of the phrasal verb 'kick down' meaning to kick something downward or to forcefully break it down. [Postprocessing: moved 'down' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Kickdown comes from the parts kick and down, meaning to kick something so it falls or goes 'down'. That's why a kickdown can mean the forceful act of knocking a door or barrier down.