Wiktionary
vb. 1 (context transitive English) To kick or strike so as to cause the object struck to collapse or fall inwards. 2 (context intransitive idiomatic English) To start or connect suddenly. 3 (context transitive and intransitive idiomatic English) To contribute, especially to a collection of money.
WordNet
v. enter a particular state; "Laziness set in"; "After a few moments, the effects of the drug kicked in" [syn: set in]
contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office" [syn: contribute, give, chip in]
open violently; "kick in the doors" [syn: kick down]
Wikipedia
Kick In is a 1922 American silent crime drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky, distributed by Paramount Pictures, and starring Betty Compson and Bert Lytell. The picture was directed by George Fitzmaurice, who previously directed a 1917 film version of the story. Both films are based on Willard Mack's 1913 play that was produced on Broadway in 1914 starring John Barrymore. The supporting cast features Charles Ogle, who had played the first screen Frankenstein's monster in the original 1910 version of Frankenstein.
A 1931 sound film version was produced with Clara Bow playing Molly.
Kick In is a 1931 American Pre-Code drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film, based on the 1914 Broadway play by Willard Mack which had starred John Barrymore, was directed by Richard Wallace and starred the legendary Clara Bow in her last film for Paramount.
The movie was filmed twice in the silent era: a version filmed in 1917 by Pathé and a 1922 version released by Paramount. The 1922 film, lost for over 80 years, was discovered to have been in the Gosfilmofond archive in Moscow and returned to the U.S. in 2010.
The 1931 version of Kick In is currently controlled by Universal Studios, who own or control all Paramount films made between 1929 and 1949. The 1931 Kick In has (as of 2011) never been broadcast on television.
Kick In is a lost 1917 silent film crime melodrama directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring William Courtenay. It is based on the 1914 Broadway play of the same name by Willard Mack.
Usage examples of "kick in".
I have it on good authority that what I did put a big dent in your ego, which is the same as a kick in the groin to a man.
Block and spinning kick in counterattack, straight-on, by the woman….
The news didn't surprise him, but it was like a kick in the belly just the same.
But it was a hell of a kick in the ass to be told you had somebody's psyche in your hands.
Wasn't that a fine kick in the head, he decided as he livened up the coffee with a shot of whiskey.
There was so much more kick in courting fear, seducing it, watching it swell and climax.
But it was a hell of a kick in the ass to be told you had somebody’.
When he finished with the face, he stood and began to kick in the ribs.
A kick in the knee was enough to send them stumping off toward someone else.