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Kick Back (Verb)

Spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

The powerful hunting rifle kicked back into his shoulder, nearly knocking the wind out of him.
When he fired the shotgun, the recoil caused it to kick back and bruise his cheek.
She struggled to control the pistol as it kicked back in her hand after each shot.
The old machine gun kicked back violently as it continued to fire the belt of ammunition.
As the large caliber bullet was fired, the gun kicked back, causing the shooter to stumble backward.

Pay a kickback; make an illegal payment.

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

The corrupt official would kick back part of the government funds to his accomplices.
He was fired after it was discovered that he had been willing to kick back cash to win the construction contract.
She refused to kick back any money to her former business partner after the two dissolved their partnership.
The company was fined for agreeing to kick back millions of dollars to the former employees in exchange for their silence.
Investigation revealed that the politician had been using her power to force businesses to kick back a percentage of their profits.