To contribute money or resources toward a common expense or purchase.
To join others in providing a share of payment or assistance.
2.
USUKAustralianeutral
To begin to take effect or to start operating, typically of a drug, mechanism, or influence.
3.
USUKneutralinformal
To strike someone with the foot; to deliver a kick (literal physical action).
4.
USUKinformalcolloquial
To administer a sharp reprimand or corrective jolt intended to spur someone into action or improvement (often expressed as a phrase such as 'a kick in the pants' or similar).
5.
USUKinformal
To lack energy, spirit, or resistance when used in negative constructions indicating absence of force or drive (e.g., 'not one kick in her').