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kick-up

or kick·up

[ kik-uhp ]

/ ˈkɪkˌʌp /

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noun

a violent disturbance or argument.

kick(def 23b).

kip⁵(def 1).

Origin of kick-up

First recorded in 1790–95; kick + up

Words nearby kick-up

kick up a fuss, kick up one's heels, kick upstairs, kick-ass, kick-start, kick-up, kickapoo, kickback, kickball, kickboard, kickdown

Example sentences from the Web for kick-up

And he, looking coolly and obeying her commands, knew there was no chance of the kick-up of the recoil producing a miss.

The Night-Born |Jack London
Whether or no to tell her of the 'kick-up at Joyfields' exercised his mind.

The Freelands |John Galsworthy
The heavier the charge and lighter the arm the greater the flip or kick-up.

The Modern American Pistol and Revolver |A. C. Gould
Perhaps, if you would confess, you are as fond of a kick-up on your way home as anybody.

In Luck at Last |Walter Besant

They had expected to be even more important than the bride in their rles of Japanese and kick-up dolls.

Molly Brown's College Friends |Nell Speed