'kick back' definitions:
Definition of 'kick back'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'kick back'
From: GCIDE
- Kick \Kick\, v. i.
- 1. To thrust out the foot or feet with violence; to strike out with the foot or feet, as in defense or in bad temper; esp., to strike backward, as a horse does, or to have a habit of doing so. Hence, (figuratively): To show ugly resistance, opposition, or hostility; to spurn. [1913 Webster]
- I should kick, being kicked. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To recoil; -- said of a musket, cannon, etc.; also called kick back. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Football) To make a kick as an offensive play. [PJC]
- 4. To complain strenuously; to object vigorously. [PJC]
- 5. To resist. [PJC]
Definition of 'kick back'
From: GCIDE
- kick back \kick` back"\, v. i. To recoil; -- of guns and machines. [PJC]
Definition of 'kick back'
From: GCIDE
- kick back \kick` back"\, v. t. To pay (a kickback); as, they kicked back five percent of the sales price. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'kick back'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abate,
- allow,
- atone,
- backfire,
- backlash,
- bate,
- boomerang,
- bounce,
- bounce back,
- bound,
- bound back,
- cannon,
- cannon off,
- carom,
- charge off,
- cut,
- deduct,
- depreciate,
- discount,
- fly back,
- have repercussions,
- kick,
- lash back,
- make allowance,
- make amends,
- make good,
- make reparation,
- make restitution,
- make up for,
- make up to,
- pay back,
- pay in kind,
- quit,
- rebate,
- rebound,
- recalcitrate,
- recoil,
- recoup,
- redress,
- reduce,
- refund,
- reimburse,
- repay,
- repercuss,
- requite,
- resile,
- ricochet,
- snap back,
- spring,
- spring back,
- take a premium,
- take off,
- write off