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boomerang

DEFINITIONS OF: boomerang

1

n a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower

Synonyms:
throw stick, throwing stick
Types:
kiley, kylie
an Australian boomerang; one side flat and the other convex
Type of:
missile, projectile
a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled

n a miscalculation that recoils on its maker

Synonyms:
backfire
Type of:
miscalculation, misestimation, misreckoning
a mistake in calculating

v return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang

Type of:
return
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
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