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a movement back from an impact the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder" spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf" |
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