kick in, v.
open violently
<verb.contact>
kick down kick in
sample sentences
"kick in the doors"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym
contribute to some cause
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 25 freq. cnt.: 3
chip in contribute give kick in
sample sentences
"I gave at the office"verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
enter a particular state
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
kick in set in
sample sentences
"Laziness set in""After a few moments, the effects of the drug kicked in"
verb frames
Something ----sverb frames
Something ----s
semantic pointers
hypernym