recoil
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Is recoil a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (firearms) 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.countableuncountable
verb (English)
1. (archaic) To recoil before an opponent.Examples: "that rude rout […] forced them, how ever strong and stout / They were, as well approv'd in many a doubt, / Backe to recule […]"archaicintransitive
2. (weaponry) Of a firearm: to quickly push back when fired.intransitive
3. (obsolete) To retire, withdraw.Examples: "Ye both forwearied be: therefore a whyle / Iread you rest, and to your bowres recoyle."; "Thus vvhen this Courtly Gentleman vvith toyle / Himſelfe hath vvearied, he doth recoyle / Vnto his reſt, and there vvith ſvveete delight / Of Muſicks skill reuiues his toyled ſpright, […]"; "Her will, recoiling to her better judgement"intransitiveobsolete
Definition source: Wiktionary