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happen vs recoil

recoil vs happen

happen is not a noun while recoil is a noun.

happen and recoil both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
happen No No Yes No
recoil Yes No Yes No
As verbs, recoil is a hyponym of happen; that is, recoil is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than happen:
  • happen: come to pass
  • recoil: come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
Other hyponyms of happen 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.
happen (noun) recoil (noun)
a movement back from an impact
the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
happen (verb) recoil (verb)
come to pass spring back, as from a forceful thrust
come into being; become reality draw back, as with fear or pain
happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance spring back; spring away from an impact
come upon, as if by accident; meet with come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
chance to be or do something, without intention or causation
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