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A flat, curved, usually wooden missile configured so that when hurled it returns to the thrower.

A boomerang.

A statement or course of action that backfires.

An Australian boomerang; one side flat and the other convex

To have the opposite effect from the one intended; backfire.

A flat curved airfoil that spins about an axis perpendicular to the direction of flight, originally used in various parts of the world as a hunting weapon or, in returnable types, for sports or training.

A breakdancing move in which the performer walks on their hands while keeping the legs raised off the ground.

A boomerang kick.

(theatre) A device for changing the color of a followspot.

Slang}} An early return of an aircraft whose mission was aborted, often due to technical failures.

(intransitive) To return or rebound unexpectedly, especially when the result is undesired; to backfire.

(intransitive) To travel in a curved path.

Slang}} To abort a mission and return to base early.

A very singular missile weapon used by the natives of Australia and in some parts of India. It is usually a curved stick of hard wood, from twenty to thirty inches in length, from two to three inches wide, and half or three quarters of an inch thick. When thrown from the hand with a quick rotary motion, it describes very remarkable curves, according to the shape of the instrument and the manner of throwing it, often moving nearly horizontally a long distance, then curving upward to a considerable height, and finally taking a retrograde direction, so as to fall near the place from which it was thrown, or even far in the rear of it.

A curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower

A miscalculation that recoils on its maker

Return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang