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kickups

kickups is the plural of kickup.

Meaning of kickup

Noun (1)

kickup (countable and uncountable, plural kickups)

  1. (uncountable) Material thrown upward by the wheels of a moving vehicle.
  2. (countable) A controlled kick that sends a ball upwards.
  3. (countable, dated) A disturbance.
    Synonyms:
    dustup
  4. (countable, slang) Something passed up a hierarchy or chain of command.

Noun (2)

kickup (plural kickups)

  1. (Caribbean, archaic) The waterthrush

Questions about kickups

What is kickups the plural of?
Kickups is the plural of kickup.

Words near kickups in the dictionary

  1. kicksy-wicksy
  2. kickt
  3. kicktail
  4. kicktails
  5. kickup
  6. kickups
  7. kickwheel
  8. kickwriting
  9. kickxellaceous
  10. kicky
  11. kicky-wickies

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