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English to English noun
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the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired |  | source: wordnet30
| 2 |
a movement back from an impact | | source: wordnet30
| 3 |
A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking; as, the recoil of nature, or of the blood. | | source: webster1913 verb
| 4 |
draw back, as with fear or pain | | Example: she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
source: wordnet30
| 5 |
come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect | | Example: Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble
source: wordnet30
| 6 |
spring back; spring away from an impact | | Example: The rubber ball bounced
These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide
source: wordnet30
| 7 |
spring back, as from a forceful thrust | | Example: The gun kicked back into my shoulder
source: wordnet30
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To start, roll, bound, spring, or fall back; to take a reverse motion; to be driven or forced backward; to return. | | source: webster1913
| 9 |
To draw or go back. | | source: webster1913
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