kickstand
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- noun
- /ˈkɪkˌstænd/
- The only disadvantage to having this new angle here is that the kickstand goes further back a couple inches.
- bike on its kickstand
- put down the kickstand
- leaned on its kickstand
Examples
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It's an electric, step-through, made of steel, quite heavy, with fenders, chainguards, and a kickstand.
Blog text (29) -
Several boys hauled up the bicycle, and one conscientiously set down the kickstand.
Fiction book (1994) -
- All right, let's get your kickstand up.
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The good news is, you ever get tired, you can use it as a kickstand.
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My bike has a kickstand too.
Blog text (13) -
My bike has a kickstand; I find it extremely handy.
Blog text (13) -
Summer watched warily as he propped the bike on its kickstand, turned off the engine, took off his helmet, and clapped Steve on the back.
Fiction book (1995) -
Then they crossed the street walking their bikes, stopped, and looked at it again, put down their kickstands, parked the bikes on the sidewalk, and walked up to the front door.
Fiction book (1998) -
I booted out the kickstand and leaned the bike to one side.
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So we wheeled our bikes into an alley, kicked down the kickstands, and locked them up.
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Etymology
Kickstand comes from the simple words kick and stand, because you 'kick' it down with your foot to make the bike 'stand' up. That's why a kickstand is a metal support that keeps a bicycle or motorcycle upright.