"boomerang" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbuːməɹæŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbuməɹæŋ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-boomerang.wav Forms: boomerangs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Dharug bumariny. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|xdk|bumariny}} Dharug bumariny Head templates: {{en-noun}} boomerang (plural boomerangs)
  1. 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. Categories (topical): Weapons Synonyms: kylie Translations (flat curved airfoil): wadna (Adnyamathanha), marrawirri (Adnyamathanha), apiwirlanha (Adnyamathanha), boemerang (Afrikaans), bumerang (Albanian), بُومَرَانْغ (būmarānḡ) [masculine] (Arabic), عُرْجُد (ʕurjud) [masculine] (Arabic), բումերանգ (bumerang) (Armenian), bumerán [masculine] (Asturian), bumeranq (Azerbaijani), wana (Baagandji), irrgil (Bardi), wadna (Barngarla), bumerang (Basque), বুমেরাং (bumeraṅ) (Bengali), бумеранг (bumerang) [masculine] (Bulgarian), bumerang [masculine] (Catalan), 回飛棒 (Chinese Mandarin), 回飞棒 (huífēibàng) (Chinese Mandarin), 回旋鏢 (Chinese Mandarin), 回旋镖 (huíxuánbiāo) (Chinese Mandarin), 飛去來器 (Chinese Mandarin), 飞去来器 (fēiqùláiqì) (Chinese Mandarin), 飛鏢 (Chinese Mandarin), 飞镖 (fēibiāo) (Chinese Mandarin), 回力鏢 (Chinese Mandarin), 回力镖 (huílìbiāo) (Chinese Mandarin), 飛旋鏢 (Chinese Mandarin), 飞旋镖 (fēixuánbiāo) (Chinese Mandarin), bumerang [masculine] (Czech), boomerang [common-gender] (Danish), barkan (Darkinjung), buumarang (Dharug), boemerang [masculine] (Dutch), warrginy (Dyirbal), alye (Eastern Arrernte), T14-m-M3 (ꜥꜣm) (Egyptian), bumerango (Esperanto), bumerang (Estonian), bumerangi (Finnish), boomerang [masculine] (French), barrgeeli (Gagadu), búmerang [masculine] (Galician), barran (Gamilaraay), ngubungu (Garawa), ბუმერანგი (bumerangi) (Georgian), Bumerang [masculine] (German), μπούμερανγκ (boúmerangk) [neuter] (Greek), wangi (Guugu Yimidhirr), בּוּמֶרַנְג (bumerang) [masculine] (Hebrew), बुमेरांग (bumerāṅg) (Hindi), bumeráng (Hungarian), bjúgverpill [masculine] (Icelandic), bumerango (Ido), palladaw (Ilocano), bumerang (Indonesian), boomerang [masculine] (Italian), bumerang [masculine] (Italian), ブーメラン (būmeran) (Japanese), wadna (Kaurna), wangalka (Kayardild), 부메랑 (bumerang) (Korean), pirrikala (Kunbarlang), bumerangs [masculine] (Latvian), bumerangas [masculine] (Lithuanian), kuragadha (Murrinh-Patha), wadna (Narungga), wadna (Ngadjuri), wirrba,wirri (Ngarluma), pankety (Ngarrindjeri), pankatji (Ngarrindjeri), yereyeraipi (Ngarrindjeri), tulanggi (Ngarrindjeri), wanar (Ngarrindjeri), berra (Ngunawal), bumerang [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), bumerang [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), watna (Nukunu), بومرنگ (Persian), kaḻi (Pitjantjatjara), bumerang [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), bumerangue [masculine] (Portuguese), bumerang [neuter] (Romanian), бумера́нг (bumeráng) [masculine] (Russian), bumerang [masculine] (Slovak), bumerán [masculine] (Spanish), búmeran [masculine] (Spanish), bumerang [common-gender] (Swedish), haliryo (Tagalog), bumeran (Tagalog), bumerang (Turkish), бумера́нг (bumeránh) [masculine] (Ukrainian), bumär (Volapük), karli (Walmajarri), juguli (Wambaya), pakarranyi (Wangkumara), bura (Wardaman), jilypirrpa (Warlpiri), jurluparli (Warlpiri), karli (Warlpiri), kurrupardu (Warlpiri), alye (Western Arrernte)
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  2. A breakdancing move in which the performer walks on their hands while keeping the legs raised off the ground. Categories (topical): Weapons
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  3. (Australian rules football, rugby) A boomerang kick. Categories (topical): Australian rules football, Rugby, Cocktails, Weapons
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  4. (theater) A device for changing the color of a followspot. Categories (topical): Theater
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  5. (RAF slang) An early return of an aircraft whose mission was aborted, often due to technical failures. Categories (topical): Weapons
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  6. A cocktail made with rye whiskey and Swedish punsch.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: boomerang baby, boomerang child, boomerang dysplasia, boomerang effect, boomeranger, boomerang kick, boomerang kid, boomeranglike, boomerang pillow Related terms: frisbee, woomera

Verb

IPA: /ˈbuːməɹæŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbuməɹæŋ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-boomerang.wav Forms: boomerangs [present, singular, third-person], boomeranging [participle, present], boomeranged [participle, past], boomeranged [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Dharug bumariny. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|xdk|bumariny}} Dharug bumariny Head templates: {{en-verb}} boomerang (third-person singular simple present boomerangs, present participle boomeranging, simple past and past participle boomeranged)
  1. (intransitive) To return or rebound unexpectedly, especially when the result is undesired; to backfire. Tags: intransitive Translations (Translations): bumeranear (Spanish)
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  2. (intransitive) To travel in a curved path. Tags: intransitive
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  3. (RAF slang) To abort a mission and return to base early.
    Sense id: en-boomerang-en-verb-0GUC1QVq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bounce back

Inflected forms

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          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Weapons",
          "orig": "en:Weapons",
          "parents": [
            "Hunting",
            "Military",
            "Tools",
            "Human activity",
            "Society",
            "Technology",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1884, Andrew Lang, “Star Myths”, in Custom and Myth:",
          "text": "Some resemblance to terrestrial things, it is true, everyone can behold in the heavens. Corona, for example, is like a crown, or, as the Australian black fellows know, it is like a boomerang, and we can understand why they give it the name of that curious curved missile.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1897, Warren Bert Kimberly, History of West Australia:",
          "text": "With boomerang and spear they hunted the kangaroo and emu, and fought their battles beneath the eucalyptus forests; their minds, fresh, untroubled, contented, oblivious alike of noble ideals and philosophic principles.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "text": "1961, Charlie Drake, song, My Boomerang Won't Come Back,\n\"Don't worry, boy, I know the trick, / And to you I'm gonna show it. / If you want your boomerang to come back, / Well first you've got to... throw it.\""
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "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."
      ],
      "id": "en-boomerang-en-noun-PSCE7m8k",
      "links": [
        [
          "airfoil",
          "airfoil"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kylie"
        }
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "adt",
          "lang": "Adnyamathanha",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "wadna"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "adt",
          "lang": "Adnyamathanha",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "marrawirri"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "adt",
          "lang": "Adnyamathanha",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "apiwirlanha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "af",
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "boemerang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "bumerang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "būmarānḡ",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "بُومَرَانْغ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ʕurjud",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "عُرْجُد"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "bumerang",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "բումերանգ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "ast",
          "lang": "Asturian",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bumerán"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "bumeranq"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "drl",
          "lang": "Baagandji",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "wana"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "bcj",
          "lang": "Bardi",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "irrgil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "bjb",
          "lang": "Barngarla",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "wadna"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "bumerang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "bumeraṅ",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "বুমেরাং"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "bumerang",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "бумеранг"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bumerang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "回飛棒"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "huífēibàng",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "回飞棒"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "回旋鏢"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "huíxuánbiāo",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "回旋镖"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "飛去來器"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "fēiqùláiqì",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "飞去来器"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "飛鏢"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "fēibiāo",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "飞镖"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "回力鏢"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "huílìbiāo",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "回力镖"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "飛旋鏢"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "fēixuánbiāo",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "飞旋镖"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bumerang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "boomerang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "xda",
          "lang": "Darkinjung",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "barkan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "xdk",
          "lang": "Dharug",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "buumarang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "boemerang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "dbl",
          "lang": "Dyirbal",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "warrginy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "aer",
          "lang": "Eastern Arrernte",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "alye"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "egy",
          "lang": "Egyptian",
          "roman": "ꜥꜣm",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "T14-m-M3"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "bumerango"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "bumerang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "bumerangi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "boomerang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "gbu",
          "lang": "Gagadu",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "barrgeeli"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "búmerang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "kld",
          "lang": "Gamilaraay",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "barran"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "wrk",
          "lang": "Garawa",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "ngubungu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "bumerangi",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "ბუმერანგი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Bumerang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "boúmerangk",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "μπούμερανγκ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "kky",
          "lang": "Guugu Yimidhirr",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "wangi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "bumerang",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "בּוּמֶרַנְג"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "bumerāṅg",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "बुमेरांग"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "bumeráng"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bjúgverpill"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "bumerango"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "ilo",
          "lang": "Ilocano",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "palladaw"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "bumerang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "boomerang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bumerang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "būmeran",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "ブーメラン"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "zku",
          "lang": "Kaurna",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "wadna"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "gyd",
          "lang": "Kayardild",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "wangalka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "bumerang",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "부메랑"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "wlg",
          "lang": "Kunbarlang",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "pirrikala"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bumerangs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bumerangas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "mwf",
          "lang": "Murrinh-Patha",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "kuragadha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "nnr",
          "lang": "Narungga",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "wadna"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "jui",
          "lang": "Ngadjuri",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "wadna"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "nrl",
          "lang": "Ngarluma",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "wirrba,wirri"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "nay",
          "lang": "Ngarrindjeri",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "pankety"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "nay",
          "lang": "Ngarrindjeri",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "pankatji"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "nay",
          "lang": "Ngarrindjeri",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "yereyeraipi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "nay",
          "lang": "Ngarrindjeri",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "tulanggi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "nay",
          "lang": "Ngarrindjeri",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "wanar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "xul",
          "lang": "Ngunawal",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "berra"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bumerang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bumerang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "nnv",
          "lang": "Nukunu",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "watna"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "بومرنگ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "pjt",
          "lang": "Pitjantjatjara",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "kaḻi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "tags": [
            "inanimate",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bumerang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bumerangue"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "bumerang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "bumeráng",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "бумера́нг"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bumerang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bumerán"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "búmeran"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "bumerang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "haliryo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "bumeran"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "bumerang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "bumeránh",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "бумера́нг"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "bumär"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "wmt",
          "lang": "Walmajarri",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "karli"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "wmb",
          "lang": "Wambaya",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "juguli"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "xwk",
          "lang": "Wangkumara",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "pakarranyi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 3 1 4 2",
          "code": "wrr",
          "lang": "Wardaman",
          "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
          "word": "bura"
        },
        {
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        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "rugby",
        "sports"
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          "ref": "2013, Steven Louis Shelley, A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting:",
          "text": "Roll: A live action changing from one color to another. Typically requires dexterity to \"crossfade\" between two colors in the boomerang with one hand while following with the other.",
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          "ref": "2013, John Holloway, Illustrated Theatre Production Guide, page 144:",
          "text": "If you are spot one you should push down on the first lever on the boomerang to load frame one. Spot two should do the same with frame five. On the go, both spot ops should run their dowser levers to bring the light up on the target specified by the cue caller.",
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          "followspot"
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        "(theater) A device for changing the color of a followspot."
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        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "theater"
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        {
          "text": "For quotations using this term, see Citations:boomerang."
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/ˈbuməɹæŋ/",
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      "code": "adt",
      "lang": "Adnyamathanha",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "wadna"
    },
    {
      "code": "adt",
      "lang": "Adnyamathanha",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "marrawirri"
    },
    {
      "code": "adt",
      "lang": "Adnyamathanha",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "apiwirlanha"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "boemerang"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "bumerang"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "būmarānḡ",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "بُومَرَانْغ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʕurjud",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "عُرْجُد"
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "bumerang",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "բումերանգ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bumerán"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "bumeranq"
    },
    {
      "code": "drl",
      "lang": "Baagandji",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "wana"
    },
    {
      "code": "bcj",
      "lang": "Bardi",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "irrgil"
    },
    {
      "code": "bjb",
      "lang": "Barngarla",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "wadna"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "bumerang"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "bumeraṅ",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "বুমেরাং"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "bumerang",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бумеранг"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bumerang"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "回飛棒"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "huífēibàng",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "回飞棒"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "回旋鏢"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "huíxuánbiāo",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "回旋镖"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "飛去來器"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fēiqùláiqì",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "飞去来器"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "飛鏢"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fēibiāo",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "飞镖"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "回力鏢"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "huílìbiāo",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "回力镖"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "飛旋鏢"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fēixuánbiāo",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "飞旋镖"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bumerang"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "boomerang"
    },
    {
      "code": "xda",
      "lang": "Darkinjung",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "barkan"
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    {
      "code": "xdk",
      "lang": "Dharug",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "buumarang"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "boemerang"
    },
    {
      "code": "dbl",
      "lang": "Dyirbal",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "warrginy"
    },
    {
      "code": "aer",
      "lang": "Eastern Arrernte",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "alye"
    },
    {
      "code": "egy",
      "lang": "Egyptian",
      "roman": "ꜥꜣm",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "T14-m-M3"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "bumerango"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "bumerang"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "bumerangi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "boomerang"
    },
    {
      "code": "gbu",
      "lang": "Gagadu",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "barrgeeli"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "búmerang"
    },
    {
      "code": "kld",
      "lang": "Gamilaraay",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "barran"
    },
    {
      "code": "wrk",
      "lang": "Garawa",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "ngubungu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "bumerangi",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "ბუმერანგი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Bumerang"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "boúmerangk",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "μπούμερανγκ"
    },
    {
      "code": "kky",
      "lang": "Guugu Yimidhirr",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "wangi"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "bumerang",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "בּוּמֶרַנְג"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "bumerāṅg",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "बुमेरांग"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "bumeráng"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bjúgverpill"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "bumerango"
    },
    {
      "code": "ilo",
      "lang": "Ilocano",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "palladaw"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "bumerang"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "boomerang"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bumerang"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "būmeran",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "ブーメラン"
    },
    {
      "code": "zku",
      "lang": "Kaurna",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "wadna"
    },
    {
      "code": "gyd",
      "lang": "Kayardild",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "wangalka"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bumerang",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "부메랑"
    },
    {
      "code": "wlg",
      "lang": "Kunbarlang",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "pirrikala"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bumerangs"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bumerangas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mwf",
      "lang": "Murrinh-Patha",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "kuragadha"
    },
    {
      "code": "nnr",
      "lang": "Narungga",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "wadna"
    },
    {
      "code": "jui",
      "lang": "Ngadjuri",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "wadna"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrl",
      "lang": "Ngarluma",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "wirrba,wirri"
    },
    {
      "code": "nay",
      "lang": "Ngarrindjeri",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "pankety"
    },
    {
      "code": "nay",
      "lang": "Ngarrindjeri",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "pankatji"
    },
    {
      "code": "nay",
      "lang": "Ngarrindjeri",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "yereyeraipi"
    },
    {
      "code": "nay",
      "lang": "Ngarrindjeri",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "tulanggi"
    },
    {
      "code": "nay",
      "lang": "Ngarrindjeri",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "wanar"
    },
    {
      "code": "xul",
      "lang": "Ngunawal",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "berra"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bumerang"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bumerang"
    },
    {
      "code": "nnv",
      "lang": "Nukunu",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "watna"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "بومرنگ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pjt",
      "lang": "Pitjantjatjara",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "kaḻi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "tags": [
        "inanimate",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bumerang"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bumerangue"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bumerang"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bumeráng",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бумера́нг"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bumerang"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bumerán"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "búmeran"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "bumerang"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "haliryo"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "bumeran"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "bumerang"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "bumeránh",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бумера́нг"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "bumär"
    },
    {
      "code": "wmt",
      "lang": "Walmajarri",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "karli"
    },
    {
      "code": "wmb",
      "lang": "Wambaya",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "juguli"
    },
    {
      "code": "xwk",
      "lang": "Wangkumara",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "pakarranyi"
    },
    {
      "code": "wrr",
      "lang": "Wardaman",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "bura"
    },
    {
      "code": "wbp",
      "lang": "Warlpiri",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "jilypirrpa"
    },
    {
      "code": "wbp",
      "lang": "Warlpiri",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "jurluparli"
    },
    {
      "code": "wbp",
      "lang": "Warlpiri",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "karli"
    },
    {
      "code": "wbp",
      "lang": "Warlpiri",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "kurrupardu"
    },
    {
      "code": "are",
      "lang": "Western Arrernte",
      "sense": "flat curved airfoil",
      "word": "alye"
    }
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    "boomerang"
  ],
  "word": "boomerang"
}

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