Verbs Beginning with the Letter K

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Below are simple definitions to nine of the "k" English language verbs used in the puzzle above:

• kangaroo When used a verb, kangaroo means to leap, jerk, bounce. [Derived from the action of the animal, kangaroo.]
• keel 1. Walk as if unable to control one's movements, as in "to keel over". (Keel is more commonly used as a NOUN, meaning: One of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of a vessel which can extend into the water to provide stability. [Word origin is thought to be derived from Old High German kiol.]
• kilt When used as a verb, kilt means to make broad, vertical pleats in; similar to "crease", "fold", and "gather". [Derived from the short pleated skirt of the same name.]
• kindle 1. Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses). 2. To set something alight, start burning. 3. To brighten or glow. 4. To ignite emotions or interest in something. Synonyms and similar words: awaken, elicit, encourage, evoke, promote, spark, ignite, rouse. [Derived from Old Norse kynda.]
• kipper To cure fresh fish, especially herring, by salting and smoking it. The NOUN kipper is: a fish, usually a herring, sometimes a salmon, that has been cured by salting and smoking. Synonyms and similar words: cure, dry, preserve, smoke. [Possibly derived from the Old English cypera "spawning salmon".]
• knacker (SLANG) To exhaust someone completely. Synonyms and similar words: exhaust, fatigue, tire out, wear out. Antonym: invigorate. [Word origin in this usage is uncertain.]
• knell 1. To ring a bell slowly, or produce a slow ringing sound, especially as a sign of mourning. 2. To signal something ominous. Synonyms and similar words: peal, ring, sound, toll. [Derived from Old English cnyllan "to knock".]
• kowtow 1. Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering. 2. To behave in a submissive and servile manner, especially to please someone. 3. To bend the knees and bow in a servile manner. 4. Strike the forehead on the ground as a sign of reverence. Synonyms and similar words and phrases: bow, bend, fawn, kneel, genuflect, grovel, humble oneself, show deference, bow and scrape. [Derived from Chinese k'o-t'ou, literally "to knock the head".]
• kvetch 1. Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness. 2. To grumble and complain incessantly. Synonyms and similar words: gripe, grumble, complain, moan, sound off, bellyache (informal). Antonym: accept.

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