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kick [kik] (petroleum engineering) Entry of fluid into the wellbore when the pressure of the column of drilling fluid is insufficient to withstand the pressure of the fluids in the formation being drilled. (ordnance) Violent backward movement of a gun after being fired, caused by the rearward force of the propellant gases acting on the gun.
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| ``I've heard a challenge from a few lady poker players who said they're going to kick some butt in this game,'' he said. When he said 'I want to kick some butt in Sacramento,' I hope he didn't mean he intends to kick city and county butt," said Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky. See blaxploitation icon Pam Grier kick some butt in Foxy Brown (Jack Hill/1974) on Wednesday, August 14 at 11:00PM/ET. |
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