Kick (kĭk), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Kicked (kĭkt); p. pr. & vb. n.Kicking.] [W. cicio, fr. cic foot.] To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.
He kicked the shins of his judges. Macaulay.
To kick the beam, to fit up and strike the beam; — said of the lighter arm of a loaded balance; hence, to be found wanting in weight. Milton. — To kick the bucket, to lose one's life; to die.