elevate vs kick up

elevate is not a noun while kick up is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
elevate	No	No	Yes	No
kick up	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, kick up is a hyponym of elevate; that is, kick up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than elevate:

elevate (noun)	kick up (noun)
	raising the feet backward with the hands on the ground; a first movement in doing a handstand

elevate (verb)	kick up (verb)
raise in rank or condition	cause to rise by kicking
raise from a lower to a higher position	evoke or provoke to appear or occur
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position