kick up vs pick

pick vs kick up

kick up and pick both are nouns.

kick up and pick both are verbs.

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

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

kick up: evoke or provoke to appear or occur
pick: provoke

kick up (noun)	pick (noun)
raising the feet backward with the hands on the ground; a first movement in doing a handstand	the act of choosing or selecting
	a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body
	a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
	a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material
	the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
	a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
	the person or thing chosen or selected
	the best people or things in a group
	the quantity of a crop that is harvested

kick up (verb)	pick (verb)
cause to rise by kicking	remove in small bits
evoke or provoke to appear or occur	remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
	select carefully from a group
	harass with constant criticism
	eat intermittently; take small bites of
	hit lightly with a picking motion
	look for and gather
	attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
	pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
	provoke
	pay for something
	pilfer or rob

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