1. A swiveling metal rod attached to a bicycle, motorcycle or other two-wheeled vehicle; the rod lies horizontally when not in use but can be kicked into a vertical position as a support to hold the vehicle upright when it is not being ridden
   "He deployed the kickstand before entering the store"

Derived forms: kickstands

Type of: rod

Part of: bicycle, bike, cycle, motorbike [Brit], motorcycle

Encyclopedia: Kickstand