Dictionary Results for recoil
1. recoil - noun · the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired Synonym(s): kick Hypernym(s): movement, motion
2. recoil - noun · a movement back from an impact Synonym(s): repercussion, rebound, backlash Hypernym(s): movement, motion
3. recoil - verb · draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf" Synonym(s): flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, quail Hypernym(s): move
4. recoil - verb · come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble" Synonym(s): backfire, backlash Hypernym(s): happen, hap, go_on, pass_off, occur, pass, fall_out, come_about, take_place
5. recoil - verb · spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" Synonym(s): bounce, resile, take_a_hop, spring, bound, rebound, reverberate, ricochet Hypernym(s): jump, leap, bound, spring
6. recoil - verb · spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder" Synonym(s): kick_back, kick Hypernym(s): bounce, resile, take_a_hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet
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