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recoil

recoil
v. intrans.
Spring back:
Ar. and P. ἀ̆νᾰπηδᾶν.
Shrink:
P. and V. ὀκνεῖν, κᾰτοκνεῖν, P. ἀποκνεῖν.
Recoil from
(with subs.): P. and V. ἀ̆φίστασθαι (gen.); see shrink from.
Recoil from
(doing a thing): P. and V. ὀκνεῖν (infin.), κᾰτοκνεῖν (infin.), φεύγειν (infin.), V. ἀ̆φίστασθαι (infin.).
Recoil
(on one’s own head): use P. and V. πίπτειν, τρέπεσθαι.
Make to recoil:
P. and V. τρέπειν.

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