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kick in

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: kick in

1
 v
open violently
2
 v
enter a particular state
3
 v
contribute to some cause
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: kick in
1

v open violently

“kick in the doors”
Synonyms:
kick down
Type of:
destroy, ruin
destroy completely; damage irreparably
2

v enter a particular state

“After a few moments, the effects of the drug kicked in”
Synonyms:
set in
Type of:
begin, start
have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
3

v contribute to some cause

Synonyms:
chip in, contribute, give
Types:
combine
add together from different sources
Type of:
give
transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
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