verb
1. pay a kickback; make an illegal payment
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Somebody ——s something to somebody
2. spring back, as from a forceful thrust
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The gun kicked back into my shoulder
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RELAX, unwind, take it easy, rest, slow down, let up, ease up/off,
sit back;
N. Amer. informal chill out, hang loose.
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I.
1. : to recoil upon one usually in an unexpected way
his accusations kicked back and he found himself in jail
2. : to pay a kickback
forced to kick back out of every paycheck
1. : to restore (something stolen) to the owner
2. : to give back (money) as a kickback
II.
: to assume a relaxed position or attitude ;
also : to spend time relaxing : take it easy
spent two weeks just kicking back at home
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kick back
1. (of a machine, esp a gun) to react strongly, to recoil
2. To relax (N American informal)
3. To pay as a kickback (informal)
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to relax
At 5:00 we can kick back and forget about work.
Thesaurus: to rest, relax or do nothing
synonym
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kick back «KIHK BAK», verb.
–intransitive verb.
1. to spring back suddenly and unexpectedly: »
The gun kicked back with great force.
2. Informal. to relax, unwind or take it easy: »
the local watering-hole where semiconductor scientists kicked back at the end of their long days.
–transitive verb.
1. Informal. to return (a stolen item) to its owner: »
The thief kicked back the wallet but kept the money.
2. Informal. to return (a portion of money received as a fee), often as the result of coercion or a previous arrangement: »
Most of their…salaries could be kicked back into his million-dollar slush fund (Newsweek).
kick|back «KIHK BAK», noun.
1. Slang. the amount or portion returned, especially as a fee. If you were paid $150 a month and paid back $50 a month to your employer, the $50 would be a kickback. »
Waterfront Commission continued its investigation into alleged gambling and kickback by longshoremen (New York Times).
2. Slang. a returning of stolen goods.
3. a sudden violent or vigorous reaction, usually unexpected: »
Sometimes you don't realize that an apparently simple thing may have a political kickback (Maclean's).
╂[American English < kick + back2]
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kick back [phrasal verb]
chiefly US informal : to relax and enjoy yourself
After work, he likes to kick back and watch some TV.
I spent the weekend just kicking back.
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(especially NAmE) to relax
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Kick back and enjoy the summer.