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Recoil

Definition: To start, roll, bound, spring, or fall back; to take a
reverse motion; to be driven or forced backward; to return.

Recoil

Definition: To draw back, as from anything repugnant, distressing,
alarming, or the like; to shrink.

Recoil

Definition: To turn or go back; to withdraw one's self; to retire.

Recoil

Definition: To draw or go back.

Recoil

Definition: A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking; as, the
recoil of nature, or of the blood.

Recoil

Definition: The state or condition of having recoiled.

Recoil

Definition: Specifically, the reaction or rebounding of a firearm when
discharged.