Recoil

Related Terms:

nonrecoil reverberate cringe recoileth resile breechen unrecoiling spring back kick escapement counterrecoil firearm pull shrink weapon function horror recoiling energy bridge mount kickless projectile gunpad recoilest weatherby eyebrow recoilment antikick kickback poitrinal astonishment rebound stram rejolt knockback tringle recoiled dead stroke antirecoil scape wheel floorgrip muzzle brake foregrip beat recoilless muzzle recoilingly recoils mössbauer effect delta ray recoil pad pintle disgust recoiler

Definitions:

Noun

recoil kick

Definition: the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired

recoil repercussion rebound backlash

Definition: a movement back from an impact

Definition: A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking.

Verb

flinch squinch funk cringe shrink wince recoil quail

Definition: draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

backfire backlash recoil

Definition: come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"; "the political movie backlashed on the Democrats"

bounce resile take a hop spring bound rebound recoil reverberate ricochet

Definition: spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"

kick back recoil kick

Definition: spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder"

Definition: To pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment.