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  • recoil :draw back, as with fear or pain
    • she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf

  • recoil :come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
    • Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble
    • the political movie backlashed on the Democrats

  • recoil :spring back; spring away from an impact
    • The rubber ball bounced
    • These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide

  • recoil :spring back, as from a forceful thrust
    • The gun kicked back into my shoulder

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