recoil

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking.

   “the recoil of nature, or of the blood”

2. isim The state or condition of having recoiled.

   “The recoil from formalism is skepticism.”

3. isim 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.
4. isim An escapement in which, after each beat, the scape-wheel recoils slightly.
5. fiil To pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment.

   “He recoiled in disgust when he saw the mess.”

6. fiil To recoil before an opponent.

   “that rude rout […] forced them, how ever strong and stout / They were, as well approv'd in many a doubt, / Backe to recule […]”

7. fiil Of a firearm: to quickly push back when fired.
8. fiil To retire, withdraw.

   “Ye both forwearied be: therefore a whyle / Iread you rest, and to your bowres recoyle.”