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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Recoil \Re*coil"\ (r[-e]*koil"), v. t.
     To draw or go back. [Obs.] --Spenser.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Recoil \Re*coil"\, n.
     1. A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking; as,
        the recoil of nature, or of the blood.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The state or condition of having recoiled.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The recoil from formalism is skepticism. --F. W.
                                                    Robertson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Specifically, the reaction or rebounding of a firearm when
        discharged.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Recoil dynamometer (Gunnery), an instrument for measuring
        the force of the recoil of a firearm.
  
     Recoil escapement. See the Note under Escapement.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Recoil \Re*coil"\ (r[-e]*koil"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Recoiled
     (r[-e]*koild"); p. pr. & vb. n. Recoiling.] [OE. recoilen,
     F. reculer, fr. L. pref. re- re- + culus the fundament. The
     English word was perhaps influenced in form by accoil.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To start, roll, bound, spring, or fall back; to take a
        reverse motion; to be driven or forced backward; to
        return.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Evil on itself shall back recoil.     --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The solemnity of her demeanor made it impossible . .
              . that we should recoil into our ordinary spirits.
                                                    --De Quincey.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To draw back, as from anything repugnant, distressing,
        alarming, or the like; to shrink. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To turn or go back; to withdraw one's self; to retire.
        [Obs.] ``To your bowers recoil.'' --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Recoil \Re*coil"\, v. t.
     To draw or go back. [Obs.] --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Recoil \Re*coil"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Recoiled; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Recoiling.] [OE. recoilen, F. reculer, fr. L. pref. re-
     re- + culus the fundament. The English word was perhaps
     influenced in form by accoil.]
     1. To start, roll, bound, spring, or fall back; to take a
        reverse motion; to be driven or forced backward; to
        return.
  
              Evil on itself shall back recoil.     --Milton.
  
              The solemnity of her demeanor made it impossible . .
              . that we should recoil into our ordinary spirits.
                                                    --De Quincey.
  
     2. To draw back, as from anything repugnant, distressing,
        alarming, or the like; to shrink. --Shak.
  
     3. To turn or go back; to withdraw one's self; to retire.
        [Obs.] ``To your bowers recoil.'' --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Recoil \Re*coil"\, n.
     1. A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking; as,
        the recoil of nature, or of the blood.
  
     2. The state or condition of having recoiled.
  
              The recoil from formalism is skepticism. --F. W.
                                                    Robertson.
  
     3. Specifically, the reaction or rebounding of a firearm when
        discharged.
  
     Recoil dynamometer (Gunnery), an instrument for measuring
        the force of the recoil of a firearm.
  
     Recoil escapement See the Note under Escapement.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  recoil
       n 1: the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired [syn: kick]
       2: a movement back from an impact [syn: repercussion, rebound,
           backlash]
       v 1: draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they
            showed the slaughtering of the calf" [syn: flinch, squinch,
             funk, cringe, shrink, wince, quail]
       2: spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball
          bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite
          after they collide" [syn: bounce, resile, take a hop,
           spring, bound, rebound, reverberate, ricochet]
       3: spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back
          into my shoulder" [syn: kick back, kick]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  recoil
     Αγγλικά vb.
     (αμτβ) κλοτσάω, για πυροβόλα όπλα που τινάζονται προς τα πίσω κατά
  την εκπυρσοκρότηση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  recoil
     n.
     1 A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking.
     2 The state or condition of having recoiled.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To pull back, especially in disgust, horror or
  astonishment. (from 16th c.)
     2 (lb en intransitive now rare) To retreat before an opponent. (from
  14th c.)
     3 (lb en obsolete intransitive) To retire, withdraw.  15th 18th c.)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  recoil
     n.
     1 A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking.
     2 The state or condition of having recoiled.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To pull back, especially in disgust, horror or
  astonishment. (from 16th c.)
     2 (lb en intransitive now rare) To retreat before an opponent. (from
  14th c.)
     3 (lb en obsolete intransitive) To retire, withdraw.  15th 18th c.)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  recoil
     n.
     1 A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking.
     2 The state or condition of having recoiled.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To pull back, especially in disgust, horror or
  astonishment. (from 16th c.)
     2 (lb en intransitive now rare) To retreat before an opponent. (from
  14th c.)
     3 (lb en obsolete intransitive) To retire, withdraw.  15th 18th c.)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  recoil
     n.
     1 A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking.
     2 The state or condition of having recoiled.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To pull back, especially in disgust, horror or
  astonishment. (from 16th c.)
     2 (lb en intransitive now rare) To retreat before an opponent. (from
  14th c.)
     3 (lb en obsolete intransitive) To retire, withdraw.  15th 18th c.)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  recoil
     Englanti n.
     rekyyli
     Englanti vb.
     hätkähtää

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Recoil /ɹɪkˈɔɪl/
  الإرتداد

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  recoil //ɹɪˈkɔɪl// //ˈɹiːkɔɪl// 
  откат
  pushback from a fired firearm

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  recoil //ɹɪˈkɔɪl// //ˈɹiːkɔɪl// 
  1. давам откат, отскачам
  of a firearm, to push back
  2. отдръпвам се
  to pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  recoil /ɹɪkˈɔɪl/
  převinutí např. cívky

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  recoil /ɹɪkˈɔɪl/ 
  odraz

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  recoil /ɹɪkˈɔɪl/ 
  gwrthneidio