backlash
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Synonyms: backwash, backclash, backflash, backslash, blacklash, backcast, blackwash, backless, backblast, backland, backlist
Antonyms: backwash, backclash, backflash, backslash, blacklash, backcast, blackwash, backless, backblast, backland, backlist
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Noun
- {{lb|en|literal}} A suddenly [[reverse]]d or backward motion, such as of a rope or [[elastic]] band when it [[snap]]s under [[tension]].
- {{lb|en|figurative}} A negative [[reaction]], [[objection]] or [[outcry]], especially of a [[violent]] or [[abrupt]] nature.
- {{lb|en|mechanics}} The [[looseness]] through which one part of connected machinery, such as a [[wheel]], [[gear]], [[piston]], or [[screw]], can be moved without moving the connected parts, or a measurement of the [[distance]] moved thereby; either intentional (as [[allowance]]) or unintentional (from [[error]] or [[wear]]).[[File:Wagon wheel adapted to late 19th century artillery.jpg|thumb|Wagon wheel structure showing '''felk''']]
- {{lb|en|mechanics}} The [[jarring]] or [[reflex]] motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion.
Verb
- To perform a backlash, to lash back in reaction to some cause.
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