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bound vs recoil

recoil vs bound

bound and recoil both are nouns.

bound is an adjective but recoil is not an adjective.

bound and recoil both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bound Yes Yes Yes No
recoil Yes No Yes No
As verbs, bound and recoil are synonyms defined as:
  • bound and recoil: spring back; spring away from an impact
Other synonyms of bound include bounce, rebound, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop.
As verbs, recoil is a hyponym of bound; that is, recoil is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bound:
  • bound: spring back; spring away from an impact
  • recoil: spring back, as from a forceful thrust
Other hyponyms of bound include kick, kick back, bound off, skip, carom.
As verbs, recoil is a hyponym of bound; that is, recoil is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bound:
  • bound: move forward by leaps and bounds
  • recoil: spring back; spring away from an impact
bound (noun) recoil (noun)
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards a movement back from an impact
the greatest possible degree of something the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
a line determining the limits of an area
bound (adjective) recoil (adjective)
confined by bonds
secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form
held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union
confined in the bowels
headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students'
bound by an oath
covered or wrapped with a bandage
bound by contract
(usually followed by `to') governed by fate
bound (verb) recoil (verb)
place limits on (extent or amount or access) spring back, as from a forceful thrust
spring back; spring away from an impact draw back, as with fear or pain
move forward by leaps and bounds spring back; spring away from an impact
form the boundary of; be contiguous to come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
Difference between bound and recoil

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