resile

Other forms: resiling; resiled; resiles

Definitions of resile

1. verb

   spring back; spring away from an impact
   “These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide”

   synonyms: bounce, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop

   types:

   kick, kick back, recoil

   spring back, as from a forceful thrust

   bound off, skip

   bound off one point after another

   carom

   rebound after hitting

   type of:

   bound, jump, leap, spring

   move forward by leaps and bounds
2. verb

   return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed
   “The rubber tubes resile”

   type of:

   regress, retrovert, return, revert, turn back

   go back to a previous state
3. verb

   pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.
   “The landlord cannot resile from the lease”

   type of:

   back down, back off, bow out, chicken out, pull out

   remove oneself from an obligation
4. verb

   formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
   synonyms: abjure, forswear, recant, retract

   type of:

   disown, renounce, repudiate

   cast off