Usually means: Begin to take effect, operate.
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General (16 matching dictionaries)
  1. kick in: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. kick in: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. kick in: Collins English Dictionary
  4. kick in: Vocabulary.com
  5. kick-in: Wordnik
  6. kick in: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. kick in: Wiktionary
  8. kick in: Dictionary.com
  9. Kick-in: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. kick in: Rhymezone
  11. kick in: Free Dictionary
  12. kick in: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. kick in: LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus
  14. kick in: Dictionary/thesaurus

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  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:  (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:  (intransitive, idiomatic) To start, connect, or take effect, especially in a sudden way.
verb:  (transitive and intransitive, idiomatic) To contribute, especially to a collection of money.

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