Analysis Complete

recoil

/ recoil /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a movement back from an impact
Type of:
movement motion
Kinds of:
bounce bouncing resilience resiliency ricochet
Derived:
bounce resile take a hop spring bound
noun Sense 2
the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
Type of:
movement motion
Derived:
kick back kick
verb Sense 3
spring back, as from a forceful thrust
"The gun kicked back into my shoulder"
Type of:
bounce resile take a hop
Derived:
kick
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 4
spring back; spring away from an impact
"The rubber ball bounced"
"These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
Type of:
jump leap bound
Kinds of:
kick back kick skip bound off carom
Derived:
ricochet carom repercussion rebound backlash
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 5
draw back, as with fear or pain
"she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
Type of:
move
Kinds of:
shrink back retract
Derived:
wince flinch
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
47%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
38
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

movement motion bounce bouncing resilience resiliency ricochet resile take a hop jump leap bound