noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Material thrown upward by the wheels of a moving vehicle. uncountable
2. 2
   The waterthrush Caribbean, archaic
3. 3
   A controlled kick that sends a ball upwards. countable
4. 4
   A disturbance. countable, dated

Synonyms

All synonyms

dustup

Etymology

Deverbal from kick up.

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