·vt To draw or go back.
II. Recoil ·noun The state or condition of having recoiled.
III. Recoil ·noun Specifically, the reaction or rebounding of a firearm when discharged.
IV. Recoil ·vi To turn or go back; to withdraw one's self; to Retire.
V. Recoil ·noun A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking; as, the recoil of nature, or of the blood.
VI. Recoil ·vi To draw back, as from anything repugnant, distressing, alarming, or the like; to Shrink.
VII. Recoil ·vi To start, roll, bound, spring, or fall back; to take a reverse motion; to be driven or forced backward; to Return.