kick down

• Phrasal verb, das bedeutet, mit Gewalt gegen etwas zu treten, sodass es einbricht oder herunterfällt, oft wörtlich (z. B. eine Tür) oder übertragen (z. B. etwas senken).

A phrasal verb meaning to forcefully strike something so that it falls or collapses, often used literally (e.g., a door) or figuratively (e.g., reducing something).

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Break by kickinginformal

   To force something open or break it by kicking it repeatedly.

   Eintreten

   • The police kicked down the door during the raid.
   • He kicked down the fence to get into the yard.
   • They kicked down the old wall to make way for the new building.

   Synonymebreak downkick insmashstave in

2. Reduce or lowerinformalamerican

   To reduce something, such as a price or level, often forcefully or abruptly.

   Senken

   • The manager kicked down the price after negotiations.
   • They kicked down the volume on the music.
   • The company kicked down its production costs significantly.

   Synonymebring downcutdecreasediminishdropknock downlowermark downreduceslash

   Antonymeboostelevateincreaseraise

Grundverbkick