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   kick back
         v 1: pay a kickback; make an illegal payment
         2: spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back
            into my shoulder" [syn: {kick back}, {recoil}, {kick}]

English Dictionary: kiss of peace by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kick upstairs
v
  1. give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"
    Synonym(s): promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate
    Antonym(s): break, bump, demote, kick downstairs, relegate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kickback
n
  1. a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kiss of peace
n
  1. (Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist
    Synonym(s): pax, kiss of peace
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kickapoos \Kick`a*poos"\, n. pl.; sing. {Kickapoo}. (Ethnol.)
      A tribe of Indians which formerly occupied the region of
      Northern Illinois, allied in language to the Sacs and Foxes.
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