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boom·er·ang
boomerang
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- pronunciation:
- bu
m
raeng
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a curved wooden club designed to return to the thrower when hurled, used as a hunting weapon by Australian aborigines.
He hurled the boomerang into the air and caught it as it returned.
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definition 2: |
a plan or scheme that unexpectedly backfires on its originator.
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
boomerangs, boomeranging, boomeranged |
definition: |
to return to or adversely affect the originator, as an actual boomerang or as a scheme that backfires.
- similar words:
- backfire
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