kick back vs take a hop

kick back and take a hop both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
kick back	No	No	Yes	No
take a hop	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, take a hop is a hypernym of kick back; that is, take a hop is a word with a broader meaning than kick back:

Other hypernyms of kick back include bounce, bound, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring.

kick back (verb)	take a hop (verb)
spring back, as from a forceful thrust	spring back; spring away from an impact
pay a kickback; make an illegal payment