kickup

1 of 2

noun

kick·​up ˈkik-ˌəp How to pronounce kickup (audio)
: a noisy quarrel : row

kick up

2 of 2

verb

kicked up; kicking up; kicks up

transitive verb

1
: to cause to rise upward
clouds of dust kicked up by passing cars
2
: to stir up : provoke
kick up a fuss

intransitive verb

: to give evidence of disorder

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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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
And, as his memoir's title implores, kick up some dust along the way. Lee Habeeb, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 That has kicked up tensions in some neighborhoods in Mexico City and at the northern border. Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for kickup 

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1793, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1756, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of kickup was in 1756

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“Kickup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kickup. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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