eng: recoil

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Meaning
means	(noun) the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired recoil, kick
means	(noun) a movement back from an impact backlash, recoil, repercussion, rebound
means	(verb) draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf" cringe, squinch, recoil, funk, wince, shrink, flinch, quail
means	(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble" backfire, recoil, backlash
means	(verb) spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" spring, reverberate, rebound, recoil, bound, bounce, take a hop, ricochet, resile
means	(verb) spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder" recoil, kick back, kick