1. (noun) recoil, kick
the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
Synonyms: charge, rebound, repercussion, kicking, squawk, rush, bang, recoil, gripe, kick, backlash, boot, thrill, flush, bitch, beef
2. (verb) recoil, repercussion, rebound, backlash
a movement back from an impact
Synonyms: repercussion, rebound, reverberation, kick, recoil, backlash
3. (verb) flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
draw back, as with fear or pain
Synonyms: rebound, cower, bound, shrivel up, reverberate, quail, shrink, flinch, funk, shrivel, grovel, spring, ricochet, kick back, cringe, take a hop, wither, backfire, bounce, backlash, resile, reduce, wince, kick, recoil, squinch, creep, crawl, squint, contract, fawn
4. (verb) backfire, backlash, recoil
come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
Synonyms: rebound, spring, quail, flinch, bound, funk, kick, squinch, ricochet, kick back, cringe, bounce, backlash, wince, recoil, backfire, resile, reverberate, take a hop, shrink
5. (verb) bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet
spring back; spring away from an impact
Synonyms: spring, forswear, rally, throttle, echo, quail, restrict, funk, ring, abjure, trammel, retract, take form, backfire, flinch, form, wince, ricochet, shrink, recoil, border, resound, cringe, rebound, reflect, backlash, confine, leap, restrain, squinch, reverberate, jump, take a hop, kick back, bounce, resile, bound, limit, kick, take shape, jounce, recant
6. (verb) kick back, recoil, kick
spring back, as from a forceful thrust
Synonyms: rebound, sound off, kick back, quail, spring, flinch, funk, plain, kick, squinch, ricochet, cringe, give up, bounce, backlash, kvetch, wince, quetch, recoil, backfire, resile, complain, reverberate, take a hop, shrink, bound
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