kip up
C1 neutral inseparable intransitive
In simple words
A gymnastic trick where you go from lying on your back to standing up in one fast jump.
Literal meaning: To kip (a gymnastics term for a springing movement) upward.
Meanings
1 C1 neutral
To perform a gymnastic movement in which one springs from lying on the back to a standing position in a single swift motion.
"After landing on his back from the throw, the wrestler kiped up immediately to show he wasn't hurt."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Highly specific term from gymnastics, martial arts, and breakdancing. Also called a 'kip-up' (noun). Rarely used outside these physical disciplines. The verb use ('to kip up') is less common than the noun form.
Commonly used with
gymnast martial arts breakdancing floor move spring
Forms
Base
kip up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
kips up
he/she/it
Past simple
kiped up
yesterday
Past participle
kiped up
have + pp
-ing form
kiping up
continuous
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