recoil
     n 1: the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired [syn: {kick}]
     2: a movement back from an impact [syn: {repercussion}, {rebound},
         {backlash}]
     v 1: draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they
          showed the slaughtering of the calf" [syn: {flinch}, {squinch},
           {funk}, {cringe}, {shrink}, {wince}, {quail}]
     2: spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball
        bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite
        after they collide" [syn: {bounce}, {resile}, {take a hop},
         {spring}, {bound}, {rebound}, {reverberate}, {ricochet}]
     3: spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back
        into my shoulder" [syn: {kick back}, {kick}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0