kickup

noun

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kick·up | \ ˈkik-ˌəp

Definition of kickup

(Entry 1 of 2)

: a noisy quarrel : row

kick up

verb

kicked up; kicking up; kicks up

Definition of kick up (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

1 : to cause to rise upward clouds of dust kicked up by passing cars

2 : to stir up : provoke kick up a fuss

intransitive verb

: to give evidence of disorder

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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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