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kick back
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
kick back \kick` back"\, v. i. To recoil; -- of guns and machines. [PJC] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
kick back \kick` back"\, v. t. To pay (a kickback); as, they kicked back five percent of the sales price. [PJC]
