kicked up; kicking up; kicks up
1
: to cause to rise upward
clouds of dust kicked up by passing cars
2
: to stir up : provoke
kick up a fuss
: to give evidence of disorder
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Noun
Examples of kickup in a Sentence
Noun
after their last kickup, they didn't speak to each other for a week
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Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 27 June 2022
Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2025
Because of its weaker gravity, the dust kicked up by the asteroid impacts doesn’t settle, floating around and threatening to clog up any machinery that might be needed to help plants grow.
—Tom Brown, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Our Mustang had the Mach 1 Handling package, which raised its price by $3750 but earned its keep with gloriously sticky Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires, a rear spoiler with a cute Gurney kickup, and adjustable strut mounts.
—Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 27 June 2022
Verb
After beating the Dolphins in record-cold temperatures last year, the Chiefs can kick up their feet and watch the opening round of the NFL playoffs on TV.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2025
Because of its weaker gravity, the dust kicked up by the asteroid impacts doesn’t settle, floating around and threatening to clog up any machinery that might be needed to help plants grow.
—Tom Brown, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Kickup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kickup. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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