Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] KICK NP2[patient] (PP{P NP[location]})
Examples:
I kicked the ball as hard as I could.
He was accused of kicking a man in the face.
She felt the baby kicking inside her.
Looks like you kicked down the door and took your best shot!
They kicked the ball downstairs.
They kicked the ball upstairs.
They kicked the ball back into the box.
They kicked the ball around.
They kicked the ball about the house.
Mappings:
VerbNet: body_internal_motion-49,swat-18.2,throw-17.1-1-1,carry-11.4-1-1,crane-40.3.2,hit-18.1-1,split-23.2
FrameNet: Cause_harm
PropBank: kick.01>
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
kick_down 1
kick_in 2
Commentary: Includes: KICK ABOUT, KICK AROUND, KICK ONE'S HEELS
Examples:
Is he still kicking around the house without a job?
He still kicks about town.
Does the old man still kick around.
She kicked her heels for hours at the game of the embassy.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
kick_around 1
kick_about 1
kick_one's_heels 1
Examples:
We kicked the notion around with the gentleman ambassador.
You can kick the idea around on your own time table and succeed or fail.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
kick_around 3
Examples:
Those bullies kicked him around a bit, didn't they?
I won't let them kick me around anymore!
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: Cause_harm
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
kick_around 3
Examples:
They kicked us out of the mall for sliding down the bannisters.
We are Denver residents who were kicked out of the President's Town Hall Conversation.
He got kicked out for laughing at the teacher.
They kicked the chairman out for misappropriating funds.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
kick_out 1, 2, 1
Examples:
Right now, I'm waiting for the effects of the medication to kick in.
Now the reason you finally realized it was simply that your anger kicked in.
With the new coverage that kicked in last month, we'll be able to afford it.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: kick.02
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
kick_in 1
Examples:
Mom and dad kicked a few dollars in to help me buy my car.
The government kicked in some $30000 to cover the costs of shipping the pellets.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: kick.03
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
kick_in 2
Examples:
I'll teach you how to kick it up a notch!
Thankfully, the new installation kicked the heat up a bit.
The haunting aromatics of cumin and curry kicked it up to a ringing High C.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
kick_up 1, 2
Examples:
The Braves kicked the season off right, scoring in only the game's first 36 seconds.
We kicked the year off making modifications to our new home in Victoria St.
I officially kicked off the party with a short welcoming speech.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: kick.04
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
kick_off 1
Examples:
When do you find time to kick back and read?
Kick back and relax!
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
Examples:
I fired and the gun kicked back and knocked my mask off.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
kick_back 2
Examples:
Both men are accused of kicking back lump sums to the criminal.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
kick_back 1
Examples:
So the solutions for national problems get kicked downstairs.
They kicked him downstairs for using the company resources for his own good.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
kick_downstairs 1
Examples:
Under the new management, our petition was kicked upstairs.
We kicked him upstairs to a cushy job as Chairmain of our new division.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
kick_upstairs 1
Examples:
To kick my habit, I sought out some of the stranger places to drink in this town.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6
Examples:
She has a lot to kick about.
Stop kicking about your old sixth hole! You've had the darndest luck I ever saw, and yet you grumble.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 8
Examples:
If you say someone kicked the bucket, you mean someone died.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: Death
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
kick_the_bucket 1