kickstand

noun

kick·​stand ˈkik-ˌstand 

: a swiveling metal bar or rod attached to a 2-wheeled vehicle (such as a bicycle) and used to prop up the vehicle when it is not in use

Examples of kickstand in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The kickstand has a new design — it’s shaped more like a U. —Jay Peters, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2025

The kickstand, meanwhile, is larger and can support the Switch console across a greater degree of angles. —Michael Kan, PCMAG, 16 Jan. 2025

The Switch 2 also features an improved kickstand that’s U-shaped and can be placed further back, to the point where the console’s position is almost flat on a surface. —Ryan Browne, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025

The case even has a clever flip-up lid that works as a kickstand for watching videos. —Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

from its being put in position by a kick

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

kickstand

noun

kick·​stand ˈkik-ˌstand 

: a metal bar or rod attached to a 2-wheeled vehicle (as a bicycle) and used to prop up the vehicle when it is not in use