All 3 Uses of "recoil" in "Cyrano de Bergerac"

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All 3 Uses

recoil
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Cyrano de Bergerac
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DE GUICHE (recoiling): Good, good!†
Act 3 *
(Drily): As you are not used to cannon, beware of the recoil†
Act 4

recoil = to move backward suddenly
DE GUICHE (furious, going up to him): But... THE CADET: Gascon cannons never recoil!†
Act 4

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(1) (recoil)
to move backward suddenly (sometimes figuratively)
especially:
- the backward jerk of a gun or cannon when it is fired
- when a person flinches (suddenly draws back) from someone or something, as with fear, disgust, or pain
- when a person is emotionally repulsed, as by disgust
- when something intended to go in one direction figuratively falls back in the opposite direction; for example, a story told to hurt someone that comes back to hurt the teller
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)