Meaning

3 senses

  1. (figuratively)To dance.

  2. (idiomatic)To relax; to enjoy oneself; to do as one pleases.

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see kick, up, one's, heels.

    If a swimmer kicks up his heels and splashes the water, the judge will take points off accordingly.

Translations

1 languages

Forms

kicks up one's heels, kicking up one's heels, kicked up one's heels, kicked up one's heels
Base formkick up one's heels · to kick up one's heels
3rd person singularkicks up one's heels
Present participlekicking up one's heels
Past simplekicked up one's heels
Past participlekicked up one's heels

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theykick up one's heels
he, she, itkicks up one's heels

Past simpleLesson

all personskicked up one's heels

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave kicked up one's heels
he, she, ithas kicked up one's heels

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill kick up one's heels

Word family

1 related words
Relatedkick back

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
kiboshkickA1kickbackkickboxingkidA1
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