go back vs recoil

go back

verb
  • To go back on. 

  • To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time. 

  • To have known each other for a certain length of time. 

  • To extend into past time. 

recoil

verb
  • To quickly push back when fired 

  • To pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment. 

noun
  • A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking. 

  • 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. 

  • The state or condition of having recoiled. 

How often have the words go back and recoil occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )