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Nouns (8)

n. the part of a building above the ground floor; "no one was allowed to see the upstairs"

n. the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired

n. a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics; "the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements"; "the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him"

kick, boot, kicking

n. the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent"

Verbs (8)

kick

v. drive or propel with the foot

kick

v. strike with the foot; "The boy kicked the dog"; "Kick the door down"

kick

v. make a goal; "He kicked the extra point after touchdown"

kick

v. kick a leg up

kick

v. thrash about or strike out with the feet

kick back, recoil, kick

v. spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder"

Adverbs (4)

upstairs

adv. with respect to the mind; "she's a bit weak upstairs"

upstairs, up the stairs, on a higher floor

adv. on a floor above; "they lived upstairs"

Adjectives (2)

upstairs, upstair

adj. on or of upper floors of a building; "the upstairs maid"; "an upstairs room"

Fuzzynyms (11)

kick, kicking

n. a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics; "the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements"; "the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him"

jerk

n. raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms

recoil, kick

n. the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired

give the axe, give the bounce, give the gate

v. terminate a relationship abruptly; "Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman"

inaugurate, usher in, introduce

v. be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period"

Synonyms (0)

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Antonyms (6)

downstairs, down the stairs, on a lower floor, below

adv. on a floor below; "the tenants live downstairs"

downstairs, downstair

adj. on or of lower floors of a building; "the downstairs (or downstair) phone"

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