kickback vs kicker

kickback

noun
  • A relaxed party. 

  • A backward kick, a retrograde movement of an extremity. 

  • recoil; a sudden backward motion, usually in the direction of the operator. 

  • An accident wherein the upper tip of the bar of a running chainsaw contacts a relatively immovable object, forcing the bar upwards and pressing the running chain more firmly against the object, causing the saw to be hurled upwards and backwards into the operator's face. 

  • A dangerous buildup of gas pressure at the wellhead. 

  • In contract bridge, an ace asking convention initiated by the first step above four of the agreed trump suit. 

  • An accident where an object being cut by a rotating blade or disk, such as a circular saw, is caught by the blade and thrown outward. 

  • The board separating one bowling lane from another at the pit end. 

  • A feature that saves the ball from draining and propels it back into play. 

  • A covert, often illegal, payment in return for a favor consisting of providing an opportunity of chargeable transaction; a kind of bribe. 

kicker

noun
  • A relaxed party. 

  • An unpaired card which is part of a pair, two pair, or three of a kind poker hand. 

  • An outboard motor. 

  • A device that periodically displaces a newspaper from the print production line, to aid in gathering the newspapers into fixed-size bundles. 

  • The kicking strap. 

  • The last one or two paragraphs of a story. 

  • The fermenting mass of fruit that is the basis of pruno, or "prison wine". 

  • A practitioner of the kicking performance art. 

  • One who takes kicks. 

  • An enticement for investors, e.g. warranty added to the investment contract. 

  • One who kicks. 

  • An unexpected situation, detail or circumstance, often unpleasant. 

  • Synonym of lead-in (“start of photo caption”) 

  • A lighthearted or humorous item used to round off a news broadcast. 

  • Small text above a headline that indicates the topic of the story. 

  • A placekicker: a player who kicks the football during free kicks, kick offs, field goals, and extra point tries. 

  • A backlight positioned at an angle. 

  • A rubber pad that propels the ball away upon impact, like a bumper, but usually a horizontal side of a wall. 

  • A launch ramp. 

  • A particular type of Texan who is associated with country/western attire, attitudes, and/or philosophy. 

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