KICK UP


Meaning of KICK UP in English

transitive verb

1. : to cause to rise or be propelled upward forcefully

the tires kicked little stones up

clouds of dust kicked up by passing cars

2.

a. : raise

signal the auctioneer quietly and kick the bid up another thousand — Grant Cannon

b. : to stir up : provoke

kicked a row up over nothing

kick up a fuss

intransitive verb

1. : to give evidence of disorder

felt his stomach start to kick up

2. : to become insubordinate : act in a protesting or unexpectedly independent way

when the New Woman began kicking up on the American scene in the middle of the 19th century — Lois Long

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