bounce vs recoil

bounce and recoil both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bounce	Yes	No	Yes	No
recoil	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, recoil is a hypernym of bounce; that is, recoil is a word with a broader meaning than bounce:

Other hypernyms of bounce include backlash, rebound, repercussion.

As verbs, bounce and recoil are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of bounce include bound, rebound, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop.

As verbs, recoil is a hyponym of bounce; that is, recoil is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bounce:

Other hyponyms of bounce include kick, kick back, bound off, skip, carom.

bounce (noun)	recoil (noun)
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards	a movement back from an impact
the quality of a substance that is able to rebound	the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)

bounce (verb)	recoil (verb)
eject from the premises	spring back, as from a forceful thrust
hit something so that it bounces	draw back, as with fear or pain
spring back; spring away from an impact	spring back; spring away from an impact
leap suddenly	come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
move up and down repeatedly
come back after being refused
refuse to accept and send back