Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 kick back /kĭk băk/ · kick· back · IPA v. i. v. t. 01 v. i. To recoil; -- of guns and machines. 1. To recoil; -- of guns and machines. 02 v. t. To pay (a kickback); as, they kicked back five percent of the sales price. 1. To pay (a kickback); as, they kicked back five percent of the sales price.