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kickup

noun

ˈkik-ˌəp How to pronounce kickup (audio)
Definition of kickupnext
as in altercation
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions after their last kickup, they didn't speak to each other for a week

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kickup
  1. altercation
  2. dispute
  3. quarrel
  4. controversy
  5. fight
  6. disagreement
  7. argument
  8. row
Noun
  • Tchouameni and Valverde were involved in two separate altercations, a day apart, in May, with the latter taken to hospital to undergo assessments after sustaining a head injury during the second incident.
    — Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs pleaded no contest Thursday to misdemeanor charges of battery and criminal damage to property stemming from a May altercation with his girlfriend.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of altercation
Noun
  • Reputation work can involve sensitive information about executives, companies and disputes.
    — Scott Keever, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Insanity defendants are disproportionately low-income, their cases rarely reach a jury, and there’s usually no dispute about the diagnosis, which is almost invariably schizophrenia.
    — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of dispute
Noun
  • The quarrel continued up the escalator leading to the mezzanine.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The quarrel became physical, and a man pulled a gun and shot the woman in the right calf.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of quarrel
Noun
  • Nacua checked himself into a private facility in April after a series of off-the-field controversies.
    — Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The brothers, who are YouTube stars with various experience in boxing and wrestling, as well as courting controversy, have landed a fight competition series at Hulu and ESPN.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of controversy
Noun
  • By the end of the fight, an enthralling contest which Taylor won by a somewhat wide 27 points to 3, the crowd was on their feet.
    — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Thank you Jena, and thank you to all the Screencaps readers who have joined the fight.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of fight
Noun
  • The exchange is the latest chapter in a public disagreement that erupted after Clancy's trial, when Reddington publicly criticized the lone holdout juror who prevented a unanimous verdict on murder charges.
    — Brittany Miller , Bryan Llenas, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Conflict resolution facilitator Priya Parker has shared strategies for starting and ending a disagreement while minimizing discomfort for everyone involved.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of disagreement
Noun
  • Researchers discuss results, challenge assumptions, simplify arguments, and connect discoveries with earlier work.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2026
  • As has been discussed in the comments, Tyra did not return as a judge after that argument with Law earlier in the season.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of argument
Noun
  • The build-up to that tie was dominated by a public row with another of his own team’s players, this time French attacker Allan Saint-Maximin.
    — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Sow seeds 1/4-inch to a 1/2-inch deep, spacing the rows 12 to 18 inches apart.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of row
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“Kickup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kickup. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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