kick pleat vs pleat

kick pleat and pleat both are nouns.

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

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

kick pleat: pleat in back of a straight skirt to allow ease in walking
pleat: 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 plait.

kick pleat (noun)	pleat (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

kick pleat (verb)	pleat (verb)
	pleat or gather into a ruffle
	fold into pleats