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nouna movement back from an impact
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verbspring back; spring away from an impact
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verbspring back, as from a forceful thrusttype of:
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verbdraw back, as with fear or paintype of:
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verbcome back to the originator of an action with an undesired effecttype of:
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nounthe backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
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Definition that contains recoil
- backfire a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
- boomerang a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
- recoilless of or being a weapon that is designed to minimize recoil
- cardiograph a medical instrument that measures the mechanical force of cardiac contractions and the amount of blood passing through the heart during a specified period by measuring the recoil of the body as blood is pumped from the ventricles
- backblast backfire from a recoilless weapon
- gun pendulum a ballistic pendulum consisting of a suspended gun; the velocity of a projectile in the bore of a gun can be measured by the recoil when the gun is discharged
- ballistocardiograph a medical instrument that measures the mechanical force of cardiac contractions and the amount of blood passing through the heart during a specified period by measuring the recoil of the body as blood is pumped from the ventricles
- redound return or recoil
- back-blast backfire from a recoilless weapon