noun
- Raising the feet backward with the hands on the ground; a first movement in doing a handstand.
verb
- Cause to rise by kicking.
- usage: "kick up dust"
- Evoke or provoke to appear or occur.
- usage: "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"
- synonyms: provoke, evoke, call forth
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