kick around vs discuss

kick around and discuss both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
kick around	No	No	Yes	No
discuss	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, discuss is a hypernym of kick around; that is, discuss is a word with a broader meaning than kick around:

kick around: discuss lightly
discuss: speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion

Other hypernyms of kick around include hash out, talk over.

kick around (verb)	discuss (verb)
discuss lightly	speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion
treat badly; abuse	to consider or examine in speech or writing
be around; be alive or active