Kick v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kicked p. pr. & vb. n. Kicking.]
 1. To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.
    He [Frederick the Great] 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. [Colloq. & Low]
 To kick oneself, to experience strong regret; as, he kicked himself for not investing in the stock market in 1995.


 Buck·et n.
 1. A vessel for drawing up water from a well, or for catching, holding, or carrying water, sap, or other liquids.
 The old oaken bucket, the iron-bound bucket,
 The moss-covered bucket, which hung in the well.   --Wordsworth.
 2. A vessel (as a tub or scoop) for hoisting and conveying coal, ore, grain, etc.
 3. Mach. One of the receptacles on the rim of a water wheel into which the water rushes, causing the wheel to revolve; also, a float of a paddle wheel.
 4. The valved piston of a lifting pump.
 Fire bucket, a bucket for carrying water to put out fires.
 To kick the bucket, to die. [Low]