Kickback, The Kickback or Kick Back can refer to:
Mechanical movement
* Kickback, the result of a mechanical fault in a
cylinder
A cylinder () has traditionally been a three-dimensional solid, one of the most basic of curvilinear geometric shapes. In elementary geometry, it is considered a prism with a circle as its base.
A cylinder may also be defined as an infinite ...
of an engine which fires before the
piston
A piston is a component of reciprocating engines, reciprocating pumps, gas compressors, hydraulic cylinders and pneumatic cylinders, among other similar mechanisms. It is the moving component that is contained by a cylinder (engine), cylinder a ...
reaches the top. The piston then goes backward while the other pistons in the other cylinders are still going upwards. This counter-motion in the system sends a shocking impact to the whole
engine
An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one or more forms of energy into mechanical energy.
Available energy sources include potential energy (e.g. energy of the Earth's gravitational field as exploited in hydroelectric power ge ...
and accessories named kickback.
* Kickback, another term for
recoil
Recoil (often called knockback, kickback or simply kick) is the rearward thrust generated when a gun is being discharged. In technical terms, the recoil is a result of conservation of momentum, for according to Newton's third law the force requ ...
in a gun
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Kickback (pinball), a ball-saving mechanism in a pinball table
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Chainsaw kickback, in which a chainsaw encounters hard wood and violently surges upward.
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Table saw kickback, when part of the workpiece is propelled back towards the operator at a high speed
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Steering kickback
Steering kickback relates to the sharp and rapid movements of an automobile's steering wheel as the front wheels encounter a significant obstruction or imperfection in the road. The amount of kickback is dependent on a variety of factors, namely th ...
, movement in a vehicle's steering wheel when it encounters an obstacle.
Payment
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Kickback (bribery)
A kickback is a form of negotiated bribery in which a commission is paid to the bribe-taker in exchange for services rendered. Generally speaking, the remuneration (money, goods, or services handed over) is negotiated ahead of time. The kickback ...
, a form of bribery in which payment is received for services rendered
* Kickback, a bidding convention in contract bridge; see
Glossary of contract bridge terms#kickback
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Retrocession (kickback)
Entertainment
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Kickback (gaming platform), an online gaming site
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The Kickback (band), a band from Vermillion, South Dakota
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''The Kickback'' (album), an album by Cali Swag District
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''The Kickback'' (film), a 1922 film
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Kickback (Transformers), a character that is part of The Transformers toy line
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"Kickback" (''The Professionals''), a television episode
* ''
Kick Back
''Kick Back'' is the third extended play by the Chinese boy band WayV with the lead single of the same name. It was released on March 10, 2021, by Label V and SM Entertainment, with Iriver Inc, Dreamus as the South Korean distributor and Owhat a ...
'', an EP by WayV
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"Kick Back" (song), by Kenshi Yonezu
Other
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Kh-15
The Raduga Kh-15 or RKV-15 (; NATO: AS-16 "Kickback") is a Soviet hypersonic aero-ballistic air-to-ground missile carried by the Tupolev Tu-22M and other bombers. Originally developed as a standoff nuclear air-to-ground missile similar to the U. ...
, a Russian air-to-surface missile also known as the "Kickback", its
NATO reporting name
NATO uses a system of code names, called reporting names, to denote military aircraft and other equipment used by post-Soviet states, former Warsaw Pact countries, China, and other countries. The system assists military communications by providi ...
.
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