recoil
IPA: rikˈɔɪɫ
noun
- A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking.
- The state or condition of having recoiled.
- (firearms) The energy transmitted back to the shooter from a firearm which has fired. Recoil is a function of the weight of the weapon, the weight of the projectile, and the speed at which it leaves the muzzle.
- An escapement in which, after each beat, the scape-wheel recoils slightly.
verb
- (intransitive) To pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment.
- (intransitive, now rare) To retreat before an opponent.
- (obsolete, intransitive) To retire, withdraw.
- (of a firearm) To quickly push back when fired
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Examples of "recoil" in Sentences
- Farmers recoil at cull chaos.
- Why do we recoil at unpleasant sounds
- I recoil from the dead hand of the state.
- The basic principle of the pistol is recoil operation.
- Ruth recoils, and Smailey and Fred watch, emotionless.
- Even in the lighter rifles the recoil is very tolerable.
- Either the kinetic energy is less, or the recoil is the same.
- This minimizes the yaw movement caused by the recoil of the gun.
- If the kinetic energy is the same, then the recoil has to be the same.
- By the recoil, the rocket accelerates in the opposite direction to the steam.
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