Kickback

Meaning

Noun

●

In Exercise:

A

; a

of an extremity.

●

In Corruption:

A

, often

,

for a

an

of

; a

bribe.

●

In Firearms:

Recoil; a

, usually in the

of the operator.

●

An

where an

being

by a

or

, such as a

, is

by the

and

outward.

●

In Forestry:

An

wherein the

of the

of a

a

,

the

upwards and

the

more

against the

,

the

be

upwards and

into the operator's face.

●

In Oil industry:

A

of

at the wellhead.

●

In Bowling:

The

one

from another at the

end.

●

In Bridge:

In

contract bridge

, an

by the first

above

of the

suit.

●

In Pinball:

A

that

the

from

and

it

play.

●

A

party.

Sourced from

Origin

kickback

English

back

English

bak

Middle English (1100-1500)

bæc

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

kick

English

kiken

Middle English (1100-1500)

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