Carom

• Spring back
• Draw back

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1520s, "draw back," from obsolete French resiler "withdraw from an agreement," or directly from Latin resilire "to jump back" (see resilience ). Meaning "spring back, start back, recoil" (of material things) from 1708. Related: Resiled ; resiling .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
v. draw back from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.; "The landlord cannot resile from the lease" spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" [syn: bounce , take ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
resile \re*sile"\ (r[-e]*z[imac]l"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. resiled (-z[imac]ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. resiling .] [L. resilire to leap or spring back; pref. re- re- + salire to leap, spring. See Salient .] To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose. --J. ...