recoil

Words with a similar base: recoil

[recoil.n.01] as in: the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired

[recoil.n.02] as in: a movement back from an impact

[flinch.v.01] as in: draw back, as with fear or pain

[backfire.v.01] as in: come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect

[bounce.v.01] as in: spring back; spring away from an impact

[kick_back.v.02] as in: spring back, as from a forceful thrust

					recoil (English)
└── reculer (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

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