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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Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Jan. 2026
Saucy Sriracha Hot Honey – a fiery, saucy take on the OG, kicked up with sriracha heat.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026
Tense as the situation is on its own, the whole thing is kicked up a notch by the sick meta spectacle of watching Hollywood’s bestest friends begin to sour into mortal enemies.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 15 Jan. 2026
Little bursts of dub delay flare without warning, kicking up dust devils; every now and then, the telltale sweep of the pitch-bend wheel flicks upward like a fast-rising tide and then, after a minute or two, falls back into place.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 14 Jan. 2026
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Verb
Tall buildings essentially create artificial canyons that can cause extreme wind gusts and possibly kick up additional snow flurries.
—Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Jan. 2026
Saucy Sriracha Hot Honey – a fiery, saucy take on the OG, kicked up with sriracha heat.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026
Tense as the situation is on its own, the whole thing is kicked up a notch by the sick meta spectacle of watching Hollywood’s bestest friends begin to sour into mortal enemies.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 15 Jan. 2026
Little bursts of dub delay flare without warning, kicking up dust devils; every now and then, the telltale sweep of the pitch-bend wheel flicks upward like a fast-rising tide and then, after a minute or two, falls back into place.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Kickup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kickup. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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