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To start, roll, bound, spring, or fall back; to take a
reverse motion; to be driven or forced backward; to return. |
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To draw back, as from anything repugnant, distressing,
alarming, or the like; to shrink. |
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To turn or go back; to withdraw one's self; to retire. |
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To draw or go back. |
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A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking; as, the
recoil of nature, or of the blood. |
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The state or condition of having recoiled. |
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Specifically, the reaction or rebounding of a firearm when
discharged. |
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