Word Meaning

Meaning of recoil

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

Crossword clue for recoil

- Draw back concerning series of loops
- Go back
- Rebound
- Rebound from kick
- Spring back