What is the meaning of kick in?

Enter a particular state.
- usage: "Laziness set in"; "After a few moments, the effects of the drug kicked in"
- synonyms: set in
Contribute to some cause.
- usage: "I gave at the office"
- synonyms: contribute, give, chip in
Open violently.
- usage: "kick in the doors"
- synonyms: kick down

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APA	WordNet. (2010). kick in. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/kick_in/definitions/1289587
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