recoil
11recoil — [v] shrink away backfire, balk, blanch, blench, blink, carom, cringe, demur, dodge, draw back, duck, falter, flinch, hesitate, jerk, kick, pull back, quail, quake, react, rebound, reel, resile, shake, shirk, shrink, shudder, shy away, spring,… …
12recoil — [ri koil′; ] also for n., esp. of weapons [, rē′koil΄] vi. [ME recoilen < OFr reculer < re , back + cul < L culus, the anus, buttocks: see CULET] 1. a) to draw back, fall back, or stagger back; retreat b) to start or shrink back, as in… …
13Recoil — This article is about backward momentum produced in firearms when fired. For other uses, go to Recoil (disambiguation)Recoil, in common everyday language, is considered the backward kick or force produced by a gun when it is fired. In more… …
14recoil — recoils, recoiling, recoiled (The verb is pronounced [[t]rɪkɔ͟ɪl[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]ri͟ːkɔɪl[/t]].) 1) VERB If something makes you recoil, you move your body quickly away from it because it frightens, offends, or hurts you. For a… …
15Recoil — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Recoil >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 recoil recoil Sgm: N 1 reaction reaction retroaction Sgm: N 1 revulsion revulsion Sgm: N 1 bounce bounce rebound ricochet Sgm: N 1 repercussion …
16recoil — re|coil [rıˈkɔıl] v [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: reculer, from cul [i] ass ] 1.) to move back suddenly and quickly from something you do not like or are afraid of recoil from/at ▪ She recoiled from his touch as if she had been slapped …
17recoil — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English reculen, recoilen, from Anglo French reculer, recuiler, from re + cul backside more at culet Date: 14th century 1. a. to fall back under pressure b. to shrink back physically or emotionally 2. to… …
18recoil — v. 1) (D; intr.) to recoil at, from 2) (misc.) to recoil in horror * * * [ riːkɔɪl] from (D; intr.) to recoil at (misc.) to recoil in horror …
19recoil — {{11}}recoil (n.) c.1300, retreat, from RECOIL (Cf. recoil) (v.). {{12}}recoil (v.) early 13c., force back, drive back, from O.Fr. reculer to go back, recede, retreat, from V.L. *reculare, from L. re back (see RE (Cf. re )) + culus backside. M …
20recoil — I UK [rɪˈkɔɪl] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms recoil : present tense I/you/we/they recoil he/she/it recoils present participle recoiling past tense recoiled past participle recoiled 1) to move quickly back from someone or something… …
