The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word RECOIL , but the solution may also be RECOVER which is one of the most recent solution (2011 in Boston Globe).
Spring back crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RECOIL | 42 % | 6 |
| RESILE | 42 % | 6 |
| RECOVER | 8 % | 7 |
| REBOUND | 8 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Spring back
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- rebound
- rebounce
- resile
- fall back
- bounce back
- recoil
- revert
- rear back
- backslide
- recover
- backstep
- result
Crossword Answer definitions
RECOIL noun- A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking.
- The state or condition of having recoiled.
- The energy transmitted back to the shooter from a firearm which has fired. Recoil is a function of the weight of the weapon, the weight of the projectile, and the speed at which it leaves the muzzle.
- An escapement in which, after each beat, the scape-wheel recoils slightly.
- To pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment.
- To retreat before an opponent.
- To retire, withdraw.
- (of a firearm) To quickly push back when fired
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result RECOIL
- Kick back when fired
- Pistol's kickback
- Colt kickback
- Draw back
- Shrink back
- Show disgust
- Shrink back (from)
- Show horror, perhaps
- Flinch
- Display horror, perhaps
More clues leading to the result RESILE
- Draw back
- Shrink back
- Put back in the granary
- Spring back.
- Rebound.
- Bounce back.
- Spring back after being stretched.
- Draw back; rebound.
- Spring back
- Carom
More clues leading to the result RECOVER
- Spring back
- Get back
- Get better
- Bounce back
- Get one's strength back
- Salvage
- Mend.
- Win back.
- Get well again.
- Gain by legal process.