| to bark; yelp. |
| to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle. |
| recoil | |
| —vb (foll by on | |
| 1. | to jerk back, as from an impact or violent thrust |
| 2. | ( |
| 3. | to go wrong, esp so as to hurt the perpetrator |
| 4. | (of a nucleus, atom, molecule, or elementary particle) to change momentum as a result of the emission of a photon or particle |
| —n | |
| 5. | a. the backward movement of a gun when fired |
| b. the distance moved | |
| 6. | the motion acquired by a particle as a result of its emission of a photon or other particle |
| 7. | the act of recoiling |
| [C13: from Old French reculer, from | |
| re'coiler | |
| —n | |