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backfire, recoil, backlash | come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect | ||
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flinch, wince, shrink, recoil, cringe, quail, squinch, funk | draw back, as with fear or pain | ||
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rebound, backlash, recoil, repercussion | a movement back from an impact | ||
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kick back, kick, recoil | spring back, as from a forceful thrust | ||
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bounce, spring, bound, rebound, ricochet, resile, reverberate, recoil, take a hop | spring back; spring away from an impact | ||
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kick, recoil | the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired |