VERB
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evoke or provoke to appear or occur
Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple -
cause to rise by kicking
kick up dust
NOUN
- raising the feet backward with the hands on the ground; a first movement in doing a handstand
How To Use kick up In A Sentence
- If dry, scaly legs have you running for cover, kick up your moisturizing regimen with a three-tiered attack.
- But that gave me the kick up the backside that I needed. Times, Sunday Times
- We need to talk about adding to the squad to give the others a kick up the backside. Times, Sunday Times
- But most of us sometimes need a kick up the comfort zone to move on and get our neural networks glowing again. Times, Sunday Times
- Following such an impressive panel, I felt my athetoid-ism kick up another notch. Do It Myself Blog – Glenda Watson Hyatt » 2009 » November
- There will be some bumper tips in restaurants and house prices will be given a kick upwards. Times, Sunday Times
- As the landslide material comes to rest on the deep-sea floor, the sudden displacement of a huge vertical column of seawater can kick up deadly tsunamis across wide areas.
- Rather than kick up and down, try to snap your feet down and inward.
- And he especially knows public relations and how to kick up an almighty fuss. Times, Sunday Times
- That leaves little room for minorities to kick up a fuss. Times, Sunday Times
