Usually means: Begin to take effect, operate.
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We found 19 dictionaries that define the word kick in:

General (16 matching dictionaries)
  1. kick in: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. kick in: Merriam-Webster
  3. kick in: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. kick in: Collins English Dictionary
  5. kick in: Vocabulary.com
  6. kick-in: Wordnik
  7. kick in: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. kick in: Wiktionary
  9. kick in: Dictionary.com
  10. Kick-in: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. kick in: Rhymezone
  12. kick in: FreeDictionary.org
  13. kick in: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. kick in: TheFreeDictionary.com

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. kick in: Idioms

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. kick in, kick in, kick in, kick in, kick in: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. kick in: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom

Definitions from Wiktionary (kick in)

verb:  To kick; to collapse or break by kicking
verb:  (transitive) To kick or strike so as to cause the object struck to collapse or fall inwards.
verb:  (transitive, slang) To kick or strike (a person); to beat up
verb:  To begin, contribute or join in on
verb:  (intransitive, idiomatic) To start, connect, or take effect, especially in a sudden way; to begin functioning.
verb:  (slang) To join or begin.
verb:  (transitive and intransitive, idiomatic) To contribute, especially to a collection of money; to hand over.
verb:  (idiomatic) To die; to give up on something.

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