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