boomerang /booˈmə-rang/

1. A curved missile used by the Australian Aborigines, sometimes so balanced that it returns towards the thrower
2. An act that recoils upon the agent

To recoil in such a way, backfire

• drag lift
• drag lifts
• dragline
• draglines
• drag-man
• drag-men
• dragnet
• dragnets
• dragoman
• dragomans
• drag on
• dragon
• dragon arum
• dragon arums
• dragon boat
• dragon boats
• drag one's feet
• drag one's heels
• dragoness
• dragonesses
• dragonet
• dragonets
• dragon-fish
• dragon-fishes
• dragonflies