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n. the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired

v. spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder"

v. come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"

flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, quail

v. draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, reverberate, ricochet

v. spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"

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kick, kicking

n. a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics; "the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements"; "the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him"

jerk

n. raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms

bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet

v. spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"

stop, halt, block, kibosh

v. stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"

shiver, shudder

v. shake, as from cold; "The children are shivering--turn on the heat!"

shy

v. throw quickly

fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel

v. show submission or fear

stoop

v. sag, bend, bend over or down; "the rocks stooped down over the hiking path"

shrink, shrivel

v. decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"

shrink, reduce

v. reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"

withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back

v. pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet

v. spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"

backfire, backlash, recoil

v. come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"

withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back

v. pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail

v. draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

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pull

v. hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing; "pull the ball"

lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust

v. make a thrusting forward movement

spread

v. cover by spreading something over; "spread the bread with cheese"

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