kick back
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kick back
verb kicks back · kicking back · kicked back
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To relax; to laze.
I'm going to stay at home on Saturday and just kick back.
Similar: take it easy, lie back, kick it, kick up one's heels
- 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. It was the local government’s practice to kick back to the police officer a portion of the fines collected from traffic tickets.
- To return (something) to its original or rightful owner. They'll kick it back to you if it turns up.
- To drink (something). We'll kick back some beers.
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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.
Similar: recoil
noun kick backs
- Nonstandard spelling of kickback
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