Meaning of RECOIL in English

Use in sentences of RECOIL

Meaning of RECOIL in English

• To start, roll, bound, spring, or fall back; to take a reverse motion; to be driven or forced backward; to return.
• To draw back, as from anything repugnant, distressing, alarming, or the like; to shrink.
• To turn or go back; to withdraw one's self; to retire.
• To draw or go back.
• A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking; as, the recoil of nature, or of the blood.
• The state or condition of having recoiled.
• Specifically, the reaction or rebounding of a firearm when discharged.

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