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Definition of Recoil
1. Verb. Draw back, as with fear or pain. "She flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
Generic synonyms: Move
Specialized synonyms: Retract, Shrink Back
Derivative terms: Flinch, Wince, Wince
2. Noun. The backward jerk of a gun when it is fired.
3. Verb. Come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect. "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"
Generic synonyms: Come About, Fall Out, Go On, Hap, Happen, Occur, Pass, Pass Off, Take Place
Derivative terms: Backfire, Backlash
4. Noun. A movement back from an impact.
Generic synonyms: Motion, Movement
Specialized synonyms: Bounce, Bouncing, Resilience, Resiliency, Carom, Ricochet
Derivative terms: Rebound
5. Verb. Spring back; spring away from an impact. "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
Specialized synonyms: Kick, Kick Back, Bound Off, Skip, Carom
Generic synonyms: Bound, Jump, Leap, Spring
Derivative terms: Bounce, Bounce, Bound, Rebound, Resiliency, Resilient, Ricochet, Spring
6. Verb. Spring back, as from a forceful thrust. "The gun kicked back into my shoulder"
Generic synonyms: Bounce, Bound, Rebound, Resile, Reverberate, Ricochet, Spring, Take A Hop
Derivative terms: Kick
Definition of Recoil
1. v. i. To start, roll, bound, spring, or fall back; to take a reverse motion; to be driven or forced backward; to return.
2. v. t. To draw or go back.
3. n. A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking; as, the recoil of nature, or of the blood.
Definition of Recoil
1. Noun. (context: firearms) The amount of energy transmitted back to the shooter from a firearm which has fired. Recoil is a function of the weight of the weapon, the weight of the projectile, and the speed at which it leaves the muzzle. ¹
2. Verb. To pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment. ¹
3. Verb. (obsolete intransitive) To retire, withdraw. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Recoil
1. to draw back in fear or disgust [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Recoil
1. 1. A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking; as, the recoil of nature, or of the blood. 2. The state or condition of having recoiled. "The recoil from formalism is skepticism." (F. W. Robertson) 3. Specifically, the reaction or rebounding of a firearm when discharged. Recoil dynamometer, an instrument for measuring the force of the recoil of a firearm. Recoil escapement See the Note under Escapement. 1. To start, roll, bound, spring, or fall back; to take a reverse motion; to be driven or forced backward; to return. "Evil on itself shall back recoil." (Milton) "The solemnity of her demeanor made it impossible . . . That we should recoil into our ordinary spirits." (De Quincey) 2. To draw back, as from anything repugnant, distressing, alarming, or the like; to shrink. 3. To turn or go back; to withdraw one's self; to retire. "To your bowers recoil." Origin: OE. Recoilen, F. Reculer, fr. L. Pref. Re- re- + culus the fundament. The English word was perhaps influenced in form by accoil. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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