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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024back•lash /ˈbækˌlæʃ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Sociologya strong negative reaction, as to some social or political change: a backlash by voters to rising property taxes.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024back•lash (bak′lash′),USA pronunciation n. - a sudden, forceful backward movement;
recoil. - Sociologya strong or violent reaction, as to some social or political change:a backlash of angry feeling among Southern conservatives within the party.
- Mechanical Engineering[Mach.]
- Mechanical Engineeringthe 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.
- Sport[Angling.]a snarled line on a reel, usually caused by a faulty cast.
v.i. - to make or undergo a backlash.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: backlash /ˈbækˌlæʃ/ n - a reaction or recoil between interacting worn or badly fitting parts in a mechanism
- the play between parts
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