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

Counterbuff :: Counterbuff (n.) A blow in an opposite direction; a stroke that stops motion or cause a recoil.

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

Resilient :: Resilient (a.) Leaping back; rebounding; recoiling.

Rejolt :: Rejolt (n.) A reacting jolt or shock; a rebound or recoil.

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

Recoil :: Recoil (v. i.) To start, roll, bound, spring, or fall back; to take a reverse motion; to be driven or forced backward; to return..

Recoil :: Recoil (n.) Specifically, the reaction or rebounding of a firearm when discharged..

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

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

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

Abutment :: Abutment (n.) In breech-loading firearms, the block behind the barrel which receives the pressure due to recoil..

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

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

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

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

Kick :: Kick (v. i.) To recoil; -- said of a musket, cannon, etc..

Recoiling :: Recoiling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Recoi.

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

Hairspring :: Hairspring (n.) The slender recoil spring which regulates the motion of the balance in a timepiece.

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