Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bak-lash]
- /ˈbækˌlæʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bak-lash]
- /ˈbækˌlæʃ/
Definitions of backlashing word
- noun backlashing a sudden, forceful backward movement; recoil. 1
- noun backlashing a strong or violent reaction, as to some social or political change: a backlash of angry feeling among Southern conservatives within the party. 1
- noun backlashing Machinery. the space between the thickness of a gear tooth and the width of the space between teeth in the mating gear, designed to allow for a film of lubricant, binding from heat expansion and eccentricity, or manufacturing inaccuracies. play or lost motion between loosely fitting machine parts. 1
- noun backlashing Angling. a snarled line on a reel, usually caused by a faulty cast. 1
- verb without object backlashing to make or undergo a backlash. 1
- noun backlashing Present participle of backlash. 1
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Origin of backlashing
First appearance:
before 1805 One of the 41% newest English words
First recorded in 1805-15; back2 + lash1
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Parts of speech for Backlashing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
backlashing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
backlashing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for backlashing
verb backlashing
- fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- flop — to fall or plump down suddenly, especially with noise; drop or turn with a sudden bump or thud (sometimes followed by down): The puppy flopped down on the couch.
- rebound — to bound or spring back from force of impact.
- ricochet — the motion of an object or a projectile in rebounding or deflecting one or more times from the surface over which it is passing or against which it hits a glancing blow.
- recoil — to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust.
Antonyms for backlashing
verb backlashing
- accomplish — If you accomplish something, you succeed in doing it.
- achieve — If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.
- succeed — to happen or terminate according to desire; turn out successfully; have the desired result: Our efforts succeeded.
- meet — greatest lower bound
- work — Henry Clay, 1832–84, U.S. songwriter.
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