ALL meanings of backlashed
back·lash
B b - noun backlashed a sudden, forceful backward movement; recoil. 1
- noun backlashed 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 backlashed 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 backlashed Angling. a snarled line on a reel, usually caused by a faulty cast. 1
- verb without object backlashed to make or undergo a backlash. 1
- noun backlashed Having a backlash. 1
- verb backlashed simple past tense and past participle of backlash. 0