kick back

Meanings

1. To relax; to laze.
2. To pay part of the proceeds of a transaction to a person or organization that mediated it, often in a way that is covert, improper, and illegal.
3. To return (something) to its original or rightful owner.
4. To drink (something).
5. To move suddenly and forcefully in reaction to the main action (for example, when a firearm jerks backward when a bullet is fired, or when a table saw thrusts the workpiece in an unexpected direction).

1. Nonstandard spelling of kickback.