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recoil[1,verb] recoil[2,noun]

Main Entry: ¹re·coil
Pronunciation: ri-ki()l
Function: verb
1 a : to fall back under pressure : RETREAT b : to shrink back <recoil in horror>
2 : to spring back to or as if to a starting point <the compressed spring recoiled upon release> <the big gun recoiled upon firing>

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