Word Study
kick back
CIDE DICTIONARY
kick back, v. i.
To recoil; -- of guns and machines. [PJC]
kick back, v. t.
To pay (a kickback); as, they kicked back five percent of the sales price. [PJC]
THESAURUS
kick back
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