Recoil (often called knockback, kickback or simply kick) is the rearward thrust generated when a gun is being discharged.

recoil, shrink, flinch, wince, blench, quail mean to draw back in fear or distaste. recoil implies a start or movement away through shock, fear, or disgust.

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us / ˈri·kɔɪl, rɪˈkɔɪl / the sudden, backward movement that a gun makes when it is fired (Definition of recoil from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

The recoil of a gun is the quick backward movement that it makes when it is fired. I assembled the weapon, checked the firing and recoil mechanism and loaded it.

RECOIL meaning: 1 : to quickly move away from something that is shocking, frightening, or disgusting to react to something with shock or fear often used figuratively; 2 : to move back …

to spring or fly back because of force of impact or because of a shooting of a bullet: The rifle recoiled. n. the act or an instance of recoiling: [uncountable] very little recoil with this gun. …