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go on vs recoil

recoil vs go on

go on is not a noun while recoil is a noun.

go on and recoil both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
go on No No Yes No
recoil Yes No Yes No
As verbs, recoil is a hyponym of go on; that is, recoil is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than go on:
  • go on: come to pass
  • recoil: come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
Other hyponyms of go on include break, develop, recrudesce, arise, come up, result, intervene, transpire, give, supervene, go, proceed, come, fall, anticipate, develop, recur, repeat, come off, go off, go over, come around, roll around, happen, materialise, materialize, bechance, befall, happen, bechance, befall, betide, coincide, concur, backfire, backlash, chance, break, fall, shine, strike, turn out, contemporise, contemporize, synchronise, synchronize.
go on (noun) recoil (noun)
a movement back from an impact
the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
go on (verb) recoil (verb)
come to pass spring back, as from a forceful thrust
continue talking draw back, as with fear or pain
start running, functioning, or operating spring back; spring away from an impact
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
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