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| kick the bucket |
| 1. v. (idiomatic, euphemistic, colloquial, humorous) To die. |
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| The old horse finally kicked the bucket. |
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| 2. v. (idiomatic, colloquial) Of a machine, to break down such that it cannot be repaired. |
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| I think my sewing machine has kicked the bucket. |
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| Analysis |
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| kick |
| 1. v. To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg. |
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| Did you kick your brother? |
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| 2. v. (intransitive) To make a sharp jerking movement of the leg, as to strike something. |
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| He enjoyed the simple pleasure of watching the kickline kick. |
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| 3. v. To direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg. |
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| the |
| 1. art. Definite grammatical article that implies necessarily that an entity it articulates is presupposed; something already mentioned, or completely specified later in that same sentence, or assumed already |
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| I’m reading the book. (Compare I’m reading a book.) |
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| The street in front of your house. (Compare A street in Paris.) |
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| The men and women watched the man give the birdseed to the bird. |
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| 2. art. Used before a noun modified by a restrictive relative clause, indicating that the noun refers to a single referent defined by the relative clause. |
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| bucket |
| 1. n. A container made of rigid material, often with a handle, used to carry liquids or small items. |
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| I need a bucket to carry the water from the well. |
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| 2. n. The amount held in this container. |
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| The horse drank a whole bucket of water. |
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| 3. n. (archaic) A unit of measure equal to four gallons. |
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