kickup
kickup · kickups
Material thrown upward by the wheels of a moving vehicleMaterial thrown upward by the wheels of a moving vehicle.
Meaning
5 senses(uncountable)Material thrown upward by the wheels of a moving vehicle.
(countable)A controlled kick that sends a ball upwards.
(countable, dated)A disturbance.
(countable, slang)Something passed up a hierarchy or chain of command.
(Caribbean, archaic)The waterthrush
Origin
Deverbal from kick up.Deverbal from kick up.
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Forms
plural: kickupsSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedmudflap
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable