recoil

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking.
2. (countable, uncountable) The state or condition of having recoiled.
3. (countable, uncountable) 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.
4. (countable, uncountable) An escapement in which, after each beat, the scape-wheel recoils slightly.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment.
2. (archaic, intransitive) To recoil before an opponent.
3. (intransitive) Of a firearm: to quickly push back when fired.
4. (intransitive, obsolete) To retire, withdraw.

Conceptes

cedir

retardar

retrocés

retrocedir

repercussió

encongir-se

recular

contreure’s

Sinònims

rebound

flinch

wince

kick

shrink

bounce

cringe

shrink back

ricochet

backlash

bound

retreat

quail

spring

recede

repercussion

resile

reverberate

cower

backfire

start back

squinch

reaction

kick back

shudder

recoiling

recession

funk

falter

regress

take a hop

step back

startle

spring back

balk

start

setback

blench

pull back

rewind

⏪

retrogress

jig

jib

change

jerk

hesitation

beat a retreat

hesitate

resist

resilience

Traduccions

recul

rinculo

reculer

rinculare

abprallen

rebondir

recuo

zurückprallen

contraccolpo

zurückschrecken

terugdeinzen

terugspringen

recuar

zurückspringen

Rückstoß

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ɹɪˈkɔɪl/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Old French reculer. Further from Latin re- + cūlus.