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1. (n.) backlash
a sudden, forceful backward movement; recoil.
2. backlash
a strong negative reaction, as to some social or political change:
a backlash by voters.
3. backlash
the difference between the thickness of a gear tooth and the width of the space between teeth in the mating gear, designed to allow room for lubricants, expansion, etc.
4. backlash
play or lost motion between loosely fitting machine parts.
5. backlash
a snarled line on the reel of a casting fisherman.
Etymology: (1805–15)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) recoil, repercussion, rebound, backlash
a movement back from an impact
2. (verb) backlash
an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence
"there was a backlash of intolerance"
3. (verb) backfire, backlash, recoil
come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
"Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) backlash
the distance through which one part of connected machinery, as a wheel, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, resulting from looseness in fitting or from wear; also, the jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion
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