kickup

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noun

Material thrown upward by the wheels of a moving vehicle.

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dustup
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Meanings

kickup1

nounkickup (countable and uncountable, plural kickups)

plural kickups

  1. uncountableMaterial thrown upward by the wheels of a moving vehicle.
  2. countableA controlled kick that sends a ball upwards.
  3. countabledatedA disturbance.

    Synonyms: dustup

  4. countableslangSomething passed up a hierarchy or chain of command.

kickup2

nounkickup (plural kickups)

plural kickups

  1. CaribbeanarchaicThe waterthrush

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA disturbance.

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dustup

Origin

Deverbal from kick up.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

upkick
Cite this entry
APA

kickup. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kickup

MLA

“kickup.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kickup. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kickup,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kickup.

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