to start, roll, bound, spring, or fall back; to take a reverse motion; to be driven or forced backward; to return.-to draw back, as from anything repugnant, distressing, alarming, or the like; to shrink.-to turn or go back; to withdraw one's self; to retire.-to draw or go back.-a starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking; as, the recoil of nature, or of the blood.-the state or condition of having recoiled.-specifically, the reaction or rebounding of a firearm when discharged.