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kickback

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noun

  • A backward kick, a retrograde movement of an extremity.
  • A covert – often illegal – payment in return for a favor consisting of providing an opportunity of chargeable transaction.
  • (machinery) Recoil; a sudden backward motion, usually in the direction of the operator.
  • (machinery) An accident wherein an object being cut by a rotating blade or disk, such as a circular saw, is caught by the blade and thrown outward.
  • A dangerous buildup of gas pressure at the wellhead.
  • The board separating one bowling lane from another at the pit end.
  • In contract bridge, an ace asking convention initiated by the first step above four of the agreed trump suit.
  • A feature that saves the ball from draining and propels it back into play.
  • A relaxed party.
Synonyms:kicker

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