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kick around vs ill-use

ill-use vs kick around

kick around and ill-use both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
kick around No No Yes No
ill-use No No Yes No
As verbs, ill-use is a hypernym of kick around; that is, ill-use is a word with a broader meaning than kick around:
  • kick around: treat badly; abuse
  • ill-use: treat badly
Other hypernyms of kick around include abuse, ill-treat, maltreat, mistreat, step.
kick around (verb) ill-use (verb)
discuss lightly treat badly
treat badly; abuse
be around; be alive or active
Difference between kick around and ill-use

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