n the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired n a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine n a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path n a miscalculation that recoils on its maker v come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect v emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire v set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire
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n a medical instrument that measures the mechanical force of cardiac contractions and the amount of blood passing through the heart during a specified period by measuring the recoil of the body as blood is pumped from the ventricles
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also, the theory that the sensibility to pleasure and the recoil from pain are the only motives which influence human desires and actions, and that these are the sufficient explanation of ethical and jural conceptions.
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when properly thrown will return to thrower n a miscalculation that recoils on its maker v return to the initial position from where it came
