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verb

Definition of kick backnext
1
as in to relax
to refrain from labor or exertion I plan to spend the day kicking back and watching television

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2
as in to kill time
to spend time doing nothing a good resort for people who want to kick back and watch others exercise strenuously

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kickback

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noun

1
as in backlash

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as in rebate

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3
as in payoff

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Recent Examples of kick back
Verb
In addition, shady pergolas, dining tables, and ample seating make the private outdoor areas the perfect spot to kick back by day and stargaze after nightfall. — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026 Here’s an outdoor lounge chair that naturally supports kicking back with a matching ottoman. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 27 June 2026
Noun
Herek’s business received kickbacks from Kochen in exchange for patient referrals and medical prescriptions. — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026 Ross proceeded to spend some of the kickback money to purchase a vehicle for himself and pay for repairs and renovations to his home. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for kick back
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kick back
  1. relax
  2. veg out
  3. backlash
  4. rebate
  5. payoff
  6. rest
  7. hang about
  8. reaction
Verb
  • Larry the Cat, who has lived at 10 Downing Street for the last 15 years, has been spotted relaxing this morning, seemingly unfazed by all the media gathered outside.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • If relaxing is more your speed, grab a glass of Chablis, settle into an Adirondack chair with a good book, and watch the sunlight dance across the lily pads.
    — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 20 July 2026
Definition of relax
Verb
  • Just take care of your[self], and veg out.
    — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
  • This set is damn near professional-wear, with a blazer-style top and contrast piping for those who like to veg out with dignity.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 10 Dec. 2025
Definition of veg out
Noun
  • However, Israeli officials told CNN Netanyahu shelved the legislation amid concern over international backlash.
    — Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • Despite The Odyssey receiving pre-release backlash from some people in the MAGA-verse, right-wing influencer Ben Shapiro is a fan of Christopher Nolan‘s take on the epic story.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 20 July 2026
Definition of backlash
Noun
  • The country’s highly competitive tax rebate system is guaranteed by the state through the collection account operated by the National Film Institute.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 July 2026
  • The incentive offers film and series projects produced in Hungary a 30% rebate based on their expenditure spent in the country.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 July 2026
Definition of rebate
Noun
  • There’s been a raft of concern over the past year about whether higher education needs to make smaller promises, focus more intensely on the economic payoff to a degree.
    — Rajiv Vinnakota, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • And, so, a nickel more, a dime more, a quarter more, for the ultimate payoff.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026
Definition of payoff
Verb
  • Broadway's glittering lights have always beckoned aspiring thespians and avid theatergoers to New York, and the city's ever exciting theatre scene is far from simply resting on its laurels.
    — Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2026
  • Dennis Sochor, a swimming-pool cleaner, helped Patty move her ill friend into her car to rest, and Patty ultimately got in Sochor’s car, according to the Miami Herald’s archives.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Definition of rest
Verb
  • President James Garfield’s assassin, Charles Guiteau, died by hanging about five months after he was convicted of murder.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 17 June 2026
  • On Monday, May 18, a 7%-illuminated crescent will hang about two degrees from Venus, with Jupiter about 20 degrees above.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 15 May 2026
Definition of hang about
Noun
  • His instinctive reaction, tearful after losing another final, was to throw in the towel, to announce his career with Argentina was over at the age of 29, to focus on his club career, which by comparison brought him so much joy and so little anxiety.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • So is a reaction against the minimalism that dominated interiors for the past decade.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
Definition of reaction

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