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Recule

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recoilnoun(firearms) The energy transmitted back to the shooter from a firearm which has fired. Recoil is a function of the weight of the weapon, the weight of the projectile, and the speed at which it leaves the muzzle.
recoyleverbObsolete spelling of recoil (“to retire, withdraw”). [To pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment.]
resileverbTo spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
retractateverb(obsolete) To retract; to recant.
revelnounAn instance of merrymaking; a celebration.
recedeverbTo move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
receedverbMisspelling of recede. [To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.]
retractverb(transitive) To pull (something) back or back inside.
retireverb(intransitive) To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
give backverb(transitive, intransitive, idiomatic) To contribute money, goods, or, especially, services for charitable purposes, as if in return for one's own success.
revulseverbTo pull back with force.
pull backverbTo retreat.
retroductverb(transitive) To draw back; to withdraw.
regradenounThe act or process of grading again.
retratenounObsolete form of retreat. [The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.]
recuseverb(transitive, often reflexive) (reflexive, law) Of a judge, juror, or prosecutor: to declare (oneself) unable to participate in a court case due to an actual or potential conflict of interest or lack of impartiality.
recallnounMemory; the ability to remember.
recalnounObsolete spelling of recall. [The action or fact of calling someone or something back.]
reclaimverb(transitive) To return land to a suitable condition for use.
recurvenounA recurve bow.

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