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Recoil :: Recoil (v. i.) To draw back, as from anything repugnant, distressing, alarming, or the like; to shrink..

Shrink :: Shrink (n.) The act shrinking; shrinkage; contraction; also, recoil; withdrawal..

Recoilment :: Recoilment (n.) Recoil.

Rebut :: Rebut (v. i.) To retire; to recoil.

Ugh :: Ugh (interj.) An exclamation expressive of disgust, horror, or recoil. Its utterance is usually accompanied by a shudder..

Breeching :: Breeching (n.) A strong rope rove through the cascabel of a cannon and secured to ringbolts in the ship's side, to limit the recoil of the gun when it is discharged..

Recoiler :: Recoiler (n.) One who, or that which, recoils..

Stram :: Stram (v. t.) To spring or recoil with violence.

Recoil :: Recoil (n.) A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking; as, the recoil of nature, or of the blood..

Shrink :: Shrink (v. i.) To withdraw or retire, as from danger; to decline action from fear; to recoil, as in fear, horror, or distress..

Reculement :: Reculement (n.) Recoil.

Recoil :: Recoil (n.) The state or condition of having recoiled.

Irresilient :: Irresilient (a.) Not resilient; not recoiling or rebounding; inelastic.

Recule :: Recule (v. i.) To recoil.

Shock :: Shock (v.) To strike with surprise, terror, horror, or disgust; to cause to recoil; as, his violence shocked his associates..

Recoil :: Recoil (v. t.) To draw or go back.

Recoilingly :: Recoilingly (adv.) In the manner of a recoil.

Recoiled :: Recoiled (imp. & p. p.) of Recoi.

Resile :: Resile (v. i.) To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose.

Kick :: Kick (n.) The recoil of a musket or other firearm, when discharged..

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