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Definition backlash

Etymology

From back +‎ lash.

Noun

backlash (plural backlashes)

1. A sudden backward motion.
2. A negative reaction, objection or outcry, especially of a violent or abrupt nature.
3. (mechanics) The distance through which one part of connected machinery, as a wheel, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, resulting from looseness in fitting or from wear.
4. The jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion.

Verb

backlash (third-person singular simple present backlashes, present participle backlashing, simple past and past participle backlashed)

1. To cause or set off a backlash.

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