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

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

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

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

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

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..

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

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..

Reculement :: Reculement (n.) Recoil.

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

Shocking :: Shocking (a.) Causing to shake or tremble, as by a blow; especially, causing to recoil with horror or disgust; extremely offensive or disgusting..

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

Recoilment :: Recoilment (n.) Recoil.

Recoil :: Recoil (v. i.) To turn or go back; to withdraw one's self; to retire.

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

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

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

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

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

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