kickstand

US/ˈkɪkˌstænd/

nounB2Very rare — outside the 30,000 commonest English words, so you will meet it in writing rather than in speechneutral

A kickstand is the prop that holds a cycle upright when parked. Put the kickstand down, a broken kickstand, flick out the kickstand.

It is kicked into place with a foot, which is where the name comes from. Racing bicycles never have one, since the few hundred grams are considered too much to carry for the convenience.

Definitions of kickstand

1nounkickstandThe prop that holds a cycle upright when parked.B2
“He flicked down the kickstand and left his bike outside the shop.”

kickstand is a support.

Where it comes from

Kick plus stand, from kicking the prop into place with a foot.

From kick + stand (the bar is typically kicked into place with the foot, and enables the vehicle to stand).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

← Vocabulary

kickstand

US/ˈkɪkˌstænd/

nounB2Very rare — outside the 30,000 commonest English words, so you will meet it in writing rather than in speechneutral

A kickstand is the prop that holds a cycle upright when parked. Put the kickstand down, a broken kickstand, flick out the kickstand.

It is kicked into place with a foot, which is where the name comes from. Racing bicycles never have one, since the few hundred grams are considered too much to carry for the convenience.

Definitions of kickstand

1nounkickstandThe prop that holds a cycle upright when parked.B2
“He flicked down the kickstand and left his bike outside the shop.”

kickstand is a support.

Where it comes from

Kick plus stand, from kicking the prop into place with a foot.

From kick + stand (the bar is typically kicked into place with the foot, and enables the vehicle to stand).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA