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Kick back

noun, verb, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    Nonstandard spelling of kickback. alt-of, countable, nonstandard, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To relax; to laze. idiomatic, informal, intransitive

    "I'm going to stay at home on Saturday and just kick back."

  2. 2
    spring back, as from a forceful thrust wordnet
  3. 3
    To pay part of the proceeds of a transaction to a person or organization that mediated it, often in a way that is covert, improper, and illegal. idiomatic, informal, intransitive, transitive

    "It was the local government’s practice to kick back to the police officer a portion of the fines collected from traffic tickets."

  4. 4
    pay a kickback; make an illegal payment wordnet
  5. 5
    To return (something) to its original or rightful owner. idiomatic, informal

    "They'll kick it back to you if it turns up."

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  1. 6
    To drink (something). idiomatic, informal

    "We'll kick back some beers."

  2. 7
    To move suddenly and forcefully in reaction to the main action (for example, when a firearm jerks backward when a bullet is fired, or when a table saw thrusts the workpiece in an unexpected direction).

    "You better watch yourself around that saw. That thing kicks back real hard occasionally, with no warning."

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