KICK UP
Dictionary entry overview: What does kick up mean?
• KICK UP (noun)
The noun KICK UP has 1 sense:
1. raising the feet backward with the hands on the ground; a first movement in doing a handstand
Familiarity information: KICK UP used as a noun is very rare.
• KICK UP (verb)
The verb KICK UP has 2 senses:
1. cause to rise by kicking
2. evoke or provoke to appear or occur
Familiarity information: KICK UP used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• KICK UP (noun)
Meaning:
Raising the feet backward with the hands on the ground; a first movement in doing a handstand
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("kick up" is a kind of...):
exercise; exercising; physical exercise; physical exertion; workout (the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit)
Holonyms ("kick up" is a part of...):
handstand (the act of supporting yourself by your hands alone in an upside down position)
• KICK UP (verb)
Meaning:
Cause to rise by kicking
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
kick up dust
Hypernyms (to "kick up" is one way to...):
bring up; elevate; get up; lift; raise (raise from a lower to a higher position)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Evoke or provoke to appear or occur
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
call forth; evoke; kick up; provoke
Context example:
Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple
Hypernyms (to "kick up" is one way to...):
cause; do; make (give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "kick up"):
pick (provoke)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
