Definition
To begin, contribute or join in on.
To die; to give up on something.
In Context
- "You have to push the switch hard to get the heater to kick in."
- "I took my medication an hour ago, and it hasn't kicked in yet."
- "People expect women [when they give birth] to have this instinct that kicks in."
- "Once the wet kicks in up north, you can be stranded for months waiting for swollen rivers to subside to a crossable depth[.]"
- "For the year-end party, we're asking each employee to kick in twenty dollars."
- "This is a worthy charity, so everyone should kick in."
- "The business is going to kick in most likely."
See Also
- kick in the pants