Definition: To start, roll, bound, spring, or fall back; to take a
reverse motion; to be driven or forced backward; to return.
Definition: To draw back, as from anything repugnant, distressing,
alarming, or the like; to shrink.
Definition: To turn or go back; to withdraw one's self; to retire.
Definition: To draw or go back.
Definition: A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking; as, the
recoil of nature, or of the blood.
Definition: The state or condition of having recoiled.
Definition: Specifically, the reaction or rebounding of a firearm when
discharged.