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
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
Mark Price, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Nintendo also kicked up a dust storm by announcing that Mario Kart World was going to be $80, up from $70, the standard price of AAA games, which used to be $60 just a few years ago.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
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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
The clip, just 20 seconds long, shows 2-year-old Thunder reacting to wide open spaces with a burst of energy, running in circles, bucking and kicking up his hooves.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Nintendo also kicked up a dust storm by announcing that Mario Kart World was going to be $80, up from $70, the standard price of AAA games, which used to be $60 just a few years ago.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
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“Kickup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kickup. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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