recoil
English Thesaurus
1. a movement back from an impact (noun.event)
| hyponym | : | resilience, resiliency, |
| definition | : | an occurrence of rebounding or springing back (noun.event) |
2. the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired (noun.event)
3. spring back, as from a forceful thrust (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | bounce, bound, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop, |
| definition | : | spring back; spring away from an impact (verb.motion) |
4. spring back; spring away from an impact (verb.motion)
| hyponym | : | carom, |
| definition | : | rebound after hitting (verb.motion) |
5. draw back, as with fear or pain (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | move, |
| definition | : | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | retract, shrink back, |
| definition | : | pull away from a source of disgust or fear (verb.motion) |
6. come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place, |
| definition | : | come to pass (verb.change) |
7. a movement back from an impact (noun.event)
| derivation | : | bounce, bound, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop, |
| definition | : | spring back; spring away from an impact (verb.motion) |
8. the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired (noun.event)
9. spring back, as from a forceful thrust (verb.contact)
10. spring back; spring away from an impact (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | bounce, bounciness, |
| definition | : | the quality of a substance that is able to rebound (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | backlash, rebound, recoil, repercussion, |
| definition | : | a movement back from an impact (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | resilience, resiliency, |
| definition | : | an occurrence of rebounding or springing back (noun.event) |
11. draw back, as with fear or pain (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | wince, |
| definition | : | the facial expression of sudden pain (noun.communication) |
12. come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect (verb.social)
| derivation | : | backlash, |
| definition | : | an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence (noun.act) |
13. a movement back from an impact (noun.event)
| derivation | : | bounce, bound, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop, |
| definition | : | spring back; spring away from an impact (verb.motion) |
14. the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired (noun.event)
15. spring back, as from a forceful thrust (verb.contact)
16. spring back; spring away from an impact (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | bounce, bounciness, |
| definition | : | the quality of a substance that is able to rebound (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | backlash, rebound, recoil, repercussion, |
| definition | : | a movement back from an impact (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | resilience, resiliency, |
| definition | : | an occurrence of rebounding or springing back (noun.event) |
17. draw back, as with fear or pain (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | wince, |
| definition | : | the facial expression of sudden pain (noun.communication) |
18. come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect (verb.social)
| derivation | : | backlash, |
| definition | : | an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence (noun.act) |
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