| Recoil (recoil) |
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| v. i. | (r&esl]*koil") |
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| Re*coil" |
| [imp. *** p. p. Recoiled (-koild")] p.
pr. *** vb. n. Recoiling.] [OE. recoilen, F.
reculer, fr. L. pref. re- re- + culus the
fundament. The English word was perhaps |
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.
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| Recoil (recoil) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Re*coil" |
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| Recoil (recoil) |
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| n. | |
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| Re*coil" |
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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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