Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  recoil 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  recoil 
 
  Sense  1 
  flinch,  squinch,  funk,  cringe,  shrink,  wince,  recoil,  quail 
  =>  shrink  back  retract 
 
  Sense  2 
  bounce,  resile,  take  a  hop,  spring,  bound,  rebound,  recoil,  ricochet 
  =>  kick  back  recoil,  kick 
  =>  skip,  bound  off 
  =>  carom,  glance 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  recoil 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  recoil 
 
  Sense  1 
  flinch,  squinch,  funk,  cringe,  shrink,  wince,  recoil,  quail 
  =>  shrink  back  retract 
 
  Sense  2 
  bounce,  resile,  take  a  hop,  spring,  bound,  rebound,  recoil,  ricochet 
  =>  kick  back  recoil,  kick 
  =>  skip,  bound  off 
  =>  carom,  glance 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  recoil 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  recoil 
 
  3  senses  of  recoil 
 
  Sense  1 
  flinch,  squinch,  funk,  cringe,  shrink,  wince,  recoil,  quail 
  =>  move 
 
  Sense  2 
  bounce,  resile,  take  a  hop,  spring,  bound,  rebound,  recoil,  ricochet 
  =>  jump,  leap,  bound,  spring 
 
  Sense  3 
  kick  back  recoil,  kick 
  =>  bounce,  resile,  take  a  hop,  spring,  bound,  rebound,  recoil,  ricochet 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  recoil 
 
  recoil  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  recoil 
 
  Sense  1 
  flinch,  squinch,  funk,  cringe,  shrink,  wince,  recoil,  quail 
  =>  move 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  bounce,  resile,  take  a  hop,  spring,  bound,  rebound,  recoil,  ricochet 
  =>  jump,  leap,  bound,  spring 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  kick  back  recoil,  kick 
  =>  bounce,  resile,  take  a  hop,  spring,  bound,  rebound,  recoil,  ricochet 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  recoil 
  recoil 
 
  Overview  of  noun  recoil 
 
  The  noun  recoil  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  recoil,  kick  --  (the  backward  jerk  of  a  gun  when  it  is  fired) 
  2.  recoil,  repercussion,  rebound,  backlash  --  (a  movement  back  from  an  impact) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  recoil 
 
  The  verb  recoil  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  flinch,  squinch,  funk,  cringe,  shrink,  wince,  recoil,  quail  --  (draw  back  as  with  fear) 
  2.  bounce,  resile,  take  a  hop,  spring,  bound,  rebound,  recoil,  ricochet  --  (spring  back  spring  away  from  an  impact;  "The  rubber  ball  bounced";  "These  particles  do  not  resile  but  they  unite  after  they  collide") 
  3.  kick  back  recoil,  kick  --  (spring  back  as  from  a  forceful  thrust;  "The  gun  kicked  back  into  my  shoulder") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  recoil 
  recoilless 
 
  Overview  of  noun  recoil 
 
  The  noun  recoil  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  recoil,  kick  --  (the  backward  jerk  of  a  gun  when  it  is  fired) 
  2.  recoil,  repercussion,  rebound,  backlash  --  (a  movement  back  from  an  impact) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  recoil 
 
  The  verb  recoil  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  flinch,  squinch,  funk,  cringe,  shrink,  wince,  recoil,  quail  --  (draw  back  as  with  fear) 
  2.  bounce,  resile,  take  a  hop,  spring,  bound,  rebound,  recoil,  ricochet  --  (spring  back  spring  away  from  an  impact;  "The  rubber  ball  bounced";  "These  particles  do  not  resile  but  they  unite  after  they  collide") 
  3.  kick  back  recoil,  kick  --  (spring  back  as  from  a  forceful  thrust;  "The  gun  kicked  back  into  my  shoulder") 

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