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recoil definition and meaning

v. i. To start, roll, bound, spring, or fall back; to take a reverse motion; to be driven or forced backward; to return.
v. i. To draw back, as from anything repugnant, distressing, alarming, or the like; to shrink.
v. i. To turn or go back; to withdraw one's self; to retire.
v. t. To draw or go back.
n. A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking; as, the recoil of nature, or of the blood.
n. The state or condition of having recoiled.
n. Specifically, the reaction or rebounding of a firearm when discharged.

Crossword clues for recoil

- Draw back concerning series of loops
- Go back
- Rebound
- Spring back


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