Thou shalt not recoil before thine enemy.
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Recoil
//ɹɪˈkɔɪl//
Synonyms for "recoil" (224 found)
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Strong matches (67)
contradictioncontrapositioncontrarietycontrecoupcountercounteractioncounterblastcounterblowcounterpositioncounterstrokecounterworkingcowercrankinesscringecrotchetinessdemurdemurraldiffidencedisapprove ofdissent
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Related words (112)
lash backlook askance atmake bones aboutmarkmodestynonconformityobjectionoppositionopposureoppugnanceoppugnancyparrypauseperversenessprintprotestpullpull awaypull backpullback
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pulloutpussyfootput offquailquakequalmqualm of consciencequalmishnessreactionreboundrebuffrecalcitrancerecalcitraterecalcitrationreciprocationreelreel backreflexrenitencyrepercussrepercussionreplyrepugnancerepulseresileresilienceresistanceresponseretaliationretortretreatreturnrevoltrevolt atricochetscruplescrupulosityscrupulousnessshakesheer offshiftshift offshow distaste forshrinkshrink backshrink fromshrinkingshuddershudder atshyshy atshy awayshy offshynesssidestepsidesteppingsnap backspringspring backsquinchstartstart asidestart backstep asidestickstick atsticklesticklingstrainswerveswimming upstreamtrembleturn asideward offwaverweaselweasel outwincewithdrawwrithe
Noun(2 words)
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Translations
100 translations across 29 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- откат noun (pushback from a fired firearm)
- давам откат verb (of a firearm, to push back)
- отдръпвам се verb (to pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment)
- отскачам verb (of a firearm, to push back)
Catalan
1 entries- recular verb (of a firearm, to push back)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 後坐 /后坐 noun (pushback from a fired firearm)
- 後坐力 /后坐力 noun (pushback from a fired firearm)
- 後座力 /后座力 noun (pushback from a fired firearm)
- 後退 /后退 verb (to pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment)
Czech
4 entries- zpětný ráz noun (pushback from a fired firearm)
- kopnout verb (of a firearm, to push back)
- odtáhnout se verb (to pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment)
- stáhnout se verb (to pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment)
Danish
2 entries- rekyl noun (pushback from a fired firearm)
- trække sig tilbage verb (to pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment)
Dutch
4 entries- terugslag noun (pushback from a fired firearm)
- terugdeinzen verb (to pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment)
- terugschrikken verb (to pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment)
- terugtrekken verb (to pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment)
Faroese
1 entries- baksláttur noun (pushback from a fired firearm)
Finnish
4 entries- potkaisu noun (pushback from a fired firearm)
- rekyyli noun (pushback from a fired firearm)
- hätkähtää verb (to pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment)
- potkaista verb (of a firearm, to push back)
French
2 entries- recul noun (pushback from a fired firearm)
- reculer verb (to pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment)
German
4 entries- Rückschlag noun (pushback from a fired firearm)
- Rückstoß noun (pushback from a fired firearm)
- einen Ruckschlag erzeugen verb (of a firearm, to push back)
- zurückschlagen verb (of a firearm, to push back)
Hungarian
4 entries- elborzad verb (to pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment)
- eliszonyodik verb (to pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment)
- elretten verb (to pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment)
- hátrahőköl verb (to pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment)
Irish
1 entries- frithbhuail verb (of a firearm, to push back)
Italian
3 entries- rinculo noun (pushback from a fired firearm)
- rinculare verb (of a firearm, to push back)
- ritrarsi verb (to pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment)
Japanese
3 entries- 反動 noun (pushback from a fired firearm)
- 後座 noun (pushback from a fired firearm)
- 跳ね返る verb (to pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment)
Latin
1 entries- recellō verb (to pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment)
Macedonian
2 entries- отскок noun (pushback from a fired firearm)
- отскокнува verb (of a firearm, to push back)
Māori
4 entries- whana noun (pushback from a fired firearm)
- eti verb (to pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment)
- komi verb (to pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment)
- maopo verb (to pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment)
Norwegian
4 entries- rekyl noun (pushback from a fired firearm)
- tilbakeslag noun (pushback from a fired firearm)
- tilbakestøt noun (pushback from a fired firearm)
- tilbakevirkning noun (pushback from a fired firearm)
Occitan
2 entries- recul noun (pushback from a fired firearm)
- recular verb (to pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- پوصمق verb (to pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment)
Polish
1 entries- odrzut noun (pushback from a fired firearm)
Portuguese
4 entries- coice noun (pushback from a fired firearm)
- recuo noun (pushback from a fired firearm)
- coice (da arma) verb (to pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment)
- recuar verb (to pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment)
Romanian
3 entries- recul noun (pushback from a fired firearm)
- recula verb (to pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment)
- recula verb (of a firearm, to push back)
Russian
4 entries- отда́ча noun (pushback from a fired firearm)
- отка́т noun (pushback from a fired firearm)
- отпря́дывать verb (to pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment)
- отпря́нуть verb (to pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- устукнути verb (to pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment)
Spanish
4 entries- coz noun (pushback from a fired firearm)
- culatazo noun (pushback from a fired firearm)
- retroceso noun (pushback from a fired firearm)
- dar culatazo verb (of a firearm, to push back)
Swedish
1 entries- rekyl noun (pushback from a fired firearm)
Tagalog
1 entries- balisikad noun (pushback from a fired firearm)
Welsh
1 entries- adlamu verb (of a firearm, to push back)
Sample sentences
20 total sentences available.
The recoil reduces the weapon's accuracy.
Source: tatoeba (3859270)
She felt that she could sympathise with the feelings of a proud mind, which urged him to recoil from the proffered gratitude of the new proprietors of his father's house and domains.
Source: tatoeba (7752219)
This is a great rifle to snipe with, if you can handle the recoil.
Source: tatoeba (8681124)
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