To draw quickly back or away from.

Inflected Form(s):

Recoiling (adjective), Recoils (plural), Recoiled (past tense)

Comments:

An idiom referring to the quick recovery of a weapon or strike after delivery.

Related Definition(s):

Angle, Bounce, Departure, Direction, Disengage, Execute, Forward, Gauge, Maneuver, Motion, Move, Position, Pull, Rebound, Retract, Reverse, Ricochet, Switch, Timing, Track, Travel, Yank, Zone

Related Term(s):

Angle of Retraction, Diversified Angle of Retraction, Geometric Angle, Opposite Motion, Path of Action, Path of Delivery, Path of Departure, Path of Entry, Path of Execution, Path of Travel, Point of Completion, Return Motion