Kickback, The Kickback or Kick Back can refer to:
Mechanical movement
* Kickback, the result of a mechanical fault in a
cylinder
A cylinder (from ) 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 infin ...
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 and is made gas-tig ...
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 gen ...
and accessories named kickback.
* Kickback, another term for
recoil 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 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)
Kickback.com was an esports platform that allowed users play competitive video games. Players of any skill level could enter ranked matches and compete for a chance to win tournaments using their skills in-game. Kickback integrated on top of popu ...
, an online gaming site
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The Kickback (band)
The Kickback is an American indie rock band currently based in Chicago, Illinois. The quartet consists of lead Billy Yost, guitarist Jonny Ifergan, and bassist Daniel Leu. They released their debut LP, ''Sorry All Over the Place'', on September ...
, 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'', 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 (russian: Х-15; NATO: AS-16 "Kickback"; GRAU:) is a Russian 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 mi ...
, a Russian air-to-surface missile also known as the "Kickback"
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