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kick around vs step

step vs kick around

kick around is not a noun while step is a noun.

kick around and step both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
kick around No No Yes No
step Yes No Yes No
As verbs, step is a hypernym of kick around; that is, step is a word with a broader meaning than kick around:
  • kick around: treat badly; abuse
  • step: treat badly
Other hypernyms of kick around include abuse, ill-treat, ill-use, maltreat, mistreat.
kick around (noun) step (noun)
the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
a musical interval of two semitones
a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
the sound of a step of someone walking
the distance covered by a step
a short distance
relative position in a graded series
kick around (verb) step (verb)
discuss lightly measure (distances) by pacing
treat badly; abuse move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation
be around; be alive or active place (a ship's mast) in its step
shift or move by taking a step
put down or press the foot, place the foot
walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner
move with one's feet in a specific manner
furnish with steps
treat badly
cause (a computer) to execute a single command
Difference between kick around and step

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