kick upstairs
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- demote antonym
- promotion derivation
- aggrandizement derivation
- advancement derivation
- summit derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | demote |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | promotion |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | aggrandizement |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | advancement |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | summit |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | assign |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tenure |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bring up |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | spot promote |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | gentle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | favor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | brevet |