kick up

• فعل مركّب يعني إثارة أو إحداث شيء ما كالغبار أو المشاكل أو الضجيج، أو البدء المفاجئ بشيء ما.

A phrasal verb used to indicate causing something to rise or increase, often dust or trouble, or to start something suddenly.

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1. Cause dust or particles to riseinformal

   To cause something, such as dust or dirt, to rise into the air by kicking or moving.

   إثارة الغبار

   • The children kicked up dust as they ran across the field.
   • The car kicked up gravel from the road.
   • He kicked up a cloud of snow while walking.

   المرادفاتchurn uppuff upraisestir upthrow up

2. Cause trouble or a fussinformal

   To create a disturbance, argument, or complaint about something.

   إثارة الجلبة

   • She kicked up a fuss when her order was wrong.
   • The neighbors kicked up a row about the loud music.
   • He kicked up a stink over the new policy.

   المرادفاتraise a stink

3. Increase intensity or speedinformal

   To increase the level, intensity, or speed of something.

   زيادة الشدة أو السرعة

   • The band kicked up the tempo for the final song.
   • We need to kick up the pace if we want to finish on time.
   • The engine kicked up a notch as we climbed the hill.

   المرادفاتaccelerateboostescalateheightenincreaseintensifyramp upstep up

   الأضدادdecreasediminishlessenmoderatereduceslow

الفعل الأساسيkick