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backlashing

back·lash
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bak-lash]
    • /ˈbækˌlæʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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

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Synonyms 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
  • workHenry Clay, 1832–84, U.S. songwriter.

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