kick up

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kick up

A child practices a kick up in the backyard.

Definition
  1. Verb (transitive and intransitive):
    • To cause something to rise or become stirred up, often by kicking or through forceful action: This refers to the physical act of making particles, like dust or leaves, rise into the air.
    • To cause something to begin or to provoke a reaction, often a negative one such as an argument or disturbance: This refers to initiating trouble, a fuss, or a commotion.
Usage and Examples

  • Verb (Physical Action):

    • The children ran through the dry field, kicking up clouds of dust. (They caused dust to rise into the air by running.)
    • He kicked up the leaves on the sidewalk. (He made the leaves scatter and rise by kicking them.)

  • Verb (Causing a Reaction):

    • The new policy is likely to kick up a lot of controversy. (It will provoke or cause a lot of argument.)
    • She didn't want to kick up a fuss, so she stayed quiet. (She didn't want to cause a disturbance or complaint.)
Advanced Usage and Patterns
  • "to kick up a storm": to cause a major disturbance or controversy.
    • The scandal kicked up a political storm.
  • "to kick up one's heels": an idiom meaning to celebrate or enjoy oneself freely.
    • After the exams, they went out to kick up their heels.
Variants and Related Words
  • Kick-up (noun, informal): A commotion or fuss.
    • There was a bit of a kick-up at the meeting when the changes were announced.
Synonyms
  • Stir up: To cause something to rise or to provoke trouble.
  • Provoke: To stimulate or give rise to a reaction.
  • Raise: To cause to rise or appear.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Kick back: To relax.
  • Kick off: To begin, or to start a fight or argument.
  • Kick out: To expel or force someone to leave.
Related Idioms
  • Kick up a stink: To complain loudly and forcefully about something.
    • The residents kicked up a stink about the planned construction.
  • Kick up your heels: As above, to celebrate or have fun.
kick up

A child practices a kick up in the backyard.

Noun
  1. raising the feet backward with the hands on the ground; a first movement in doing a handstand
Verb
  1. evoke or provoke to appear or occur
    • Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple
  2. cause to rise by kicking
    • kick up dust

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