ALL meanings of recoiled
re-coil
R r - verb without object recoiled to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust. 1
- verb without object recoiled to spring or fly back, as in consequence of force of impact or the force of the discharge, as a firearm. 1
- verb without object recoiled to spring or come back; react (usually followed by on or upon): Plots frequently recoil upon the plotters. 1
- verb without object recoiled Physics. (of an atom, a nucleus, or a particle) to undergo a change in momentum as a result either of a collision with an atom, a nucleus, or a particle or of the emission of a particle. 1
- noun recoiled an act of recoiling. 1
- noun recoiled the distance through which a weapon moves backward after discharging. 1