Recoil

Meaning

Noun

●

A

or

; a

; a shrinking.

●

The state or

of having recoiled.

●

In Firearms:

The energy

back to the

from a

which has

. Recoil is a

of the

of the

, the

of the

, and the

at which it

the muzzle.

●

An

in which, after each

, the

slightly.

Verb

●

To

, especially in

,

or astonishment.

●

To

before an opponent.

●

To

, withdraw.

●

To

when fired

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Origin

recoil

English

reculer

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

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