Usually means: Returns to thrower when thrown.
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  1. boomerang: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. boomerang: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. boomerang: The Word Spy
  4. boomerang: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. boomerang: Collins English Dictionary
  6. boomerang: Vocabulary.com
  7. Boomerang, boomerang: Wordnik
  8. boomerang: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. boomerang: Wiktionary
  10. boomerang: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. boomerang: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. boomerang: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. Boomerang, boomerang: Dictionary.com
  14. boomerang: Online Etymology Dictionary
  15. boomerang: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
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  17. Boomerang: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  18. boomerang: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  19. boomerang: Rhymezone
  20. Boomerang: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  21. boomerang: Free Dictionary
  22. boomerang: Mnemonic Dictionary
  23. boomerang: Dictionary/thesaurus

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  1. Technical Glossary of Theatre Terms (No longer online)

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  1. Boomerang: Investopedia

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  1. boomerang: Encyclopedia

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  1. online medical dictionary (No longer online)

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Brilliant Dream Dictionary (No longer online)
  2. BOOMERANG: Acronym Finder

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  1. Archaeology Wordsmith (No longer online)

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. boomerang, boomerang: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. boomerang, boomerang: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (
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noun:  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.
noun:  A breakdancing move in which the performer walks on their hands while keeping the legs raised off the ground.
noun:  (Australian rules football, rugby) A boomerang kick.
noun:  (theater) A device for changing the color of a followspot.
noun:  (RAF slang) The early return of an aircraft whose mission was aborted, often due to technical failures.
noun:  A cocktail made with rye whiskey and Swedish punsch.
verb:  (intransitive) To return or rebound unexpectedly, especially when the result is undesired; to backfire.
verb:  (intransitive) To travel in a curved path.
verb:  (RAF slang) To abort a mission and return to base early.

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