recoil
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(noun) a movement back from an impact |
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Synonyms: backlash, rebound, repercussion |
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Related Words: bounce, bouncing, carom, motion, movement, ricochet |
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(noun) the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired |
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Synonyms: kick |
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Related Words: motion, movement |
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(verb) spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder" |
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Synonyms: kick, kick back |
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Related Words: bounce, bound, rebound, recoil, ricochet, spring, take a hop |
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(verb) spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced" |
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Synonyms: bounce, bound, rebound, ricochet, spring, take a hop |
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Related Words: bound, bound off, carom, glance, jump, kick, kick back, leap, recoil, skip, spring |
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(verb) draw back, as with fear |
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Synonyms: cringe, flinch, funk, quail, shrink, squinch, wince |
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Related Words: move, retract, shrink back |
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