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KICK UP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Raising the feet backward with the hands on the ground; a first movement in doing a handstand
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("kick up" is a kind of...):
exercise; exercising; physical exercise; physical exertion; workout (the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit)
Holonyms ("kick up" is a part of...):
handstand (the act of supporting yourself by your hands alone in an upside down position)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cause to rise by kicking
Example:
kick up dust
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "kick up" is one way to...):
bring up; elevate; get up; lift; raise (raise from a lower to a higher position)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Evoke or provoke to appear or occur
Example:
Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple
Synonyms:
call forth; evoke; kick up; provoke
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "kick up" is one way to...):
cause; do; make (give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally)
Verb group:
arouse; bring up; call down; call forth; conjure; conjure up; evoke; invoke; put forward; raise; stir (summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "kick up"):
pick (provoke)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
