kick pleat vs plait

kick pleat and plait both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
kick pleat	Yes	No	No	No
plait	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, plait is a hypernym of kick pleat; that is, plait is a word with a broader meaning than kick pleat:

kick pleat: pleat in back of a straight skirt to allow ease in walking
plait: any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape

Other hypernyms of kick pleat include pleat.

kick pleat (noun)	plait (noun)
pleat in back of a straight skirt to allow ease in walking	any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
	a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair

kick pleat (verb)	plait (verb)
	weave into plaits
	make by braiding or interlacing