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kick up

noun

raising the feet backward with the hands on the ground; a first movement in doing a handstand (Freq. 1)

• Part Holonyms: ↑handstand

verb

1. cause to rise by kicking (Freq. 1)

- kick up dust

• Hypernyms: ↑raise, ↑lift, ↑elevate, ↑get up, ↑bring up

• Verb Frames:

- Somebody ——s something

2. evoke or provoke to appear or occur

- Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple

• Derivationally related forms: ↑evocation (for: ↑evoke), ↑provocation (for: ↑provoke)

• Hypernyms: ↑cause, ↑do, ↑make

• Hyponyms: ↑pick

• Verb Group:

• Verb Frames:

- Somebody ——s something

- Something ——s something

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kick up [phrasal verb]

1 kick up (something) or kick (something) up : to cause (something) to rise upward

The car sped away, kicking up dirt and gravel.

2 informal

2 a kick up (something) or kick (something) up : to cause (something) to become stronger

The praise kicked up her confidence.

The intensity of the game got kicked up a notch when a fight broke out.

2 b : to become stronger

The wind suddenly kicked up.

3 kick up (something) or kick (something) up informal : to cause (something) to happen

The high winds kicked up huge waves.

The service in the restaurant wasn't very good, but we decided not to kick up a fuss/stink [=complain] about it.

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Main Entry: ↑kick

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ˌkick ˈup derived

(especially NAmE) (of wind or a storm) to become stronger

Main entry: ↑kick_derived

Useful english dictionary. 2012.