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recoil
noun(re-coil)
a movement back from an impact
recoil
verb(re-coil)
spring back; spring away from an impact
Synonyms: bounce, bound, rebound, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop,
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
Synonyms: backfire, backlash,
recoil
noun(re-coil)
the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
Synonyms: kick,

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