kick up

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === kick up (third-person singular simple present kicks up, present participle kicking up, simple past and past participle kicked up) (of a horse) To rear back; to become more active or restless; to speed up. (informal, figuratively, by extension, transitive, US) To raise, to increase (a price). Coordinate term: jack up (informal, figuratively, transitive) To stir up (trouble), to cause (a disturbance). (transitive, colloquial) To make more exciting. (informal, intransitive) To show anger (about something). (informal, intransitive, US) To function improperly; to show signs of disorder; (of an illness) to flare up. Coordinate term: act up (machinery) To move sharply upward. Coordinate term: spring up (slang) To pass (something, such as a proposal or a share of a bribe) up a hierarchy or chain of command. Synonym: run up the flagpole (transitive, intransitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see kick,‎ up. ==== Derived terms ==== kickup (noun) kick up a stew ==== Related terms ==== kick upstairs ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === upkick