kick upstairs vs bring up

kick upstairs and bring up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
kick upstairs	No	No	Yes	No
bring up	No	No	Yes	No

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

kick upstairs: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
bring up: promote from a lower position or rank

Other hyponyms of kick upstairs include tenure, spot promote, ennoble, entitle, gentle, favor, favour, prefer, brevet.

kick upstairs (verb)	bring up (verb)
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position	cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes
	make reference to
	put forward for consideration or discussion
	summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
	raise from a lower to a higher position
	cause to come to a sudden stop
	look after a child until it is an adult
	promote from a lower position or rank

kick upstairs vs bring up

kick upstairs and bring up both are verbs.

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