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
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
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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
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“Kickup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kickup. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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