recoil
noun(re-coil)
a movement back from an impact
recoil
verb(re-coil)
spring back; spring away from an impact
recoil
verb(re-coil)
spring back, as from a forceful thrust
Synonyms: kick, kick back,
recoil
verb(re-coil)
draw back, as with fear or pain
recoil
verb(re-coil)
come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
recoil
noun(re-coil)
the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired