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re·coil
(rĭ-koil′)intr.v. re·coiled, re·coil·ing, re·coils
1. To spring back, as upon firing.
2. To shrink back, as in fear or repugnance.
3. To fall back; return: "Violence does, in truth, recoil upon the violent" (Arthur Conan Doyle).
n. (also rē′koil′)
1. The backward action of a firearm upon firing.
2. The act or state of recoiling; reaction.
[Middle English recoilen, from Old French reculer : re-, re- + cul, buttocks (from Latin cūlus; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots).]
re·coil′er n.
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recoil
vb (intr)
1. to jerk back, as from an impact or violent thrust
2. (often foll by from) to draw back in fear, horror, or disgust: to recoil from the sight of blood.
3. (foll by: on or upon) to go wrong, esp so as to hurt the perpetrator
4. (Atomic Physics) (of a nucleus, atom, molecule, or elementary particle) to change momentum as a result of the emission of a photon or particle
n
5. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery)
a. the backward movement of a gun when fired
b. the distance moved
6. (Atomic Physics) the motion acquired by a particle as a result of its emission of a photon or other particle
7. the act of recoiling
[C13: from Old French reculer, from re- + cul rump, from Latin cūlus]
reˈcoiler n
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re-coil
(riˈkɔɪl)v.t., v.i.
to coil again.
[1860–65]
re•coil
(v. rɪˈkɔɪl; n. ˈriˌkɔɪl, rɪˈkɔɪl)v.i.
1. to start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust.
2. to spring or fly back, as in consequence of force of impact or of a discharge of ammunition: The rifle recoiled with a powerful slam.
3. to spring or come back; rebound (usu. fol. by on or upon): plots recoiling upon the plotters.
4. to undergo a change in momentum as a result either of a collision with an atom, a nucleus, or a particle or of the emission of a particle.
n. 5. the act or an instance of recoiling.
6. the distance through which a weapon moves backward after discharging.
[1175–1225; Middle English recoilen, reculen < Old French reculer=re- re- + -culer, v. derivative of cul rump]
syn: See wince.
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recoil
Past participle: recoiled
Gerund: recoiling
| Imperative |
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| recoil |
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| Noun | 1. | recoil - the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired |
| 2. |  recoil - a movement back from an impact resiliency, resilience - an occurrence of rebounding or springing back | |
| Verb | 1. | recoil - draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" shrink back, retract - pull away from a source of disgust or fear |
| 2. |  recoil - come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"hap, happen, occur, come about, take place, go on, pass off, fall out, pass - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" | |
| 3. | recoil - spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" kick back, recoil, kick - spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder" carom - rebound after hitting; "The car caromed off several lampposts" | |
| 4. | recoil - spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder" bounce, rebound, ricochet, take a hop, resile, spring, recoil, bound, reverberate - spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" |
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recoil
verb
noun
1. jerking back, reaction, pulling back, flinching, quailing, springing back His reaction was as much a rebuff as a physical recoil.
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recoil
verb1. To jerk backward, as a gun upon firing:
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Translations
إرْتِداديَرْتَد إلى الوَرَاء خوفايَرْتَد المَدْفَع عن إطْلاق النار
couvnouttrhnout zpětzpětný náraz
tilbageslagvigen tilbage
visszahõkölvisszarúgvisszarúgás
hrökkva undankastast afturòaî aî hrökkva undan
atsistatsitiensnovērsties
spätný náraztrhnúť späť
geri tepmegeri tepmekürkmeürkmekürküp geri çekilmek
recoil
[rɪˈkɔɪl]A. VI [person] → echarse atrás, retroceder; [gun] → dar un culatazo
to recoil from sth → retroceder or dar marcha atrás ante algo
to recoil from doing sth → rehuir hacer algo
to recoil in fear → retroceder espantado
to recoil from sth → retroceder or dar marcha atrás ante algo
to recoil from doing sth → rehuir hacer algo
to recoil in fear → retroceder espantado
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
recoil
[rɪˈkɔɪl] vi
[person] → reculer
to recoil from sb/sth [+ person, sight] → reculer devant qn/qch
to recoil from doing sth → répugner à faire qch
to recoil from sb/sth [+ person, sight] → reculer devant qn/qch
to recoil from doing sth → répugner à faire qch
[gun] → reculer
[ˈriːkɔɪl] n [gun] → recul m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
recoil
vi
(person) (→ vor +dat) → zurückweichen; (in fear) → zurückschrecken; (in disgust) → zurückschaudern; he recoiled from (the idea of) doing it → ihm graute davor, das zu tun
(gun) → zurückstoßen; (spring) → zurückschnellen; the gun will recoil → das Gewehr hat einen Rückstoß
(fig: actions) to recoil on somebody → auf jdn zurückfallen, sich an jdm rächen
n (of gun) → Rückstoß m; (of spring) → Zurückschnellen nt no pl
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
recoil
[rɪˈkɔɪl]1. vi
a. (person, draw back) → tirarsi indietro
to recoil (from) sth → indietreggiare (di fronte or davanti a) qc
to recoil from doing sth → rifuggire dal fare qc
to recoil (from) sth → indietreggiare (di fronte or davanti a) qc
to recoil from doing sth → rifuggire dal fare qc
b. (gun) → rinculare
2. n (of gun) → rinculo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
recoil
(rəˈkoil) verb1. to move back or away, usually quickly, in horror or fear. He recoiled at/from the sight of the murdered child.
2. (of guns when fired) to jump back.
(ˈriːkoil) noun the act of recoiling.
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