kick over

kick over  {v.}

1. О моторе: начинать работать.

He had not used his car for two months and when he tried to start it, the motor would not kick over.

2.  {slang} Платить; вносить вклад.

The gang forced all the storekeepers on the block to kick over $5 a week.

3.  {slang} Умирать.