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    boomerang
    /ˈbuːməraŋ/

    noun

    • 1. a curved flat piece of wood that can be thrown so that it will return to the thrower, traditionally used by Australian Aboriginal people as a hunting weapon.

    verb

    • 1. (of a plan or action) recoil on the originator: "misleading consumers about quality will eventually boomerang on a car-maker"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBOOMERANG | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    BOOMERANG definition: 1. a curved stick that, when thrown in a particular way, comes back to the person who threw it 2…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › boomerangBoomerang Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of BOOMERANG is a bent or angular throwing club typically flat on one side and rounded on the other so that it soars or curves in flight; especially : one designed to return near the thrower.

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  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › boomerangBOOMERANG Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Boomerang definition: a bent or curved piece of tough wood used by Australian Aboriginal peoples as a throwing club, one form of which can be thrown so as to return to the thrower.. See examples of BOOMERANG used in a sentence.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishboomerang noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    a curved flat piece of wood that you throw and that can fly in a circle and come back to you. Boomerangs were first used by Australian Aborigines as weapons when they were hunting. (figurative) The plan had a boomerang effect (= caused unexpected harm to the person responsible for it). Word Origin. Definitions on the go.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › boomerangBoomerang - definition of boomerang by The Free Dictionary

    n. 1. a bent or curved piece of tough wood used by the Australian Aborigines as a throwing club, one form of which can be thrown so as to return to the thrower. 2. something, as a scheme or argument, that does injury to the originator. v.i. 3. to come back or return, as a boomerang. 4. to cause harm to the originator; backfire.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › boomerangBoomerang - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    A boomerang is a curved piece of wood that returns to the thrower if tossed correctly. To boomerang is to bounce back to a previous position like a boomerang.

  9. simple.wikipedia.org › wiki › BoomerangBoomerang - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    A boomerang is a flying tool that is best known for its ability to return to the thrower. In the past, it was made of wood, but most of the modern boomerangs are made of other materials. Despite being an Australian icon, ancient boomerangs have also been discovered elsewhere in Africa, the Americas, and Eurasia.