|  boomerang 
  
 
 1. a curved piece of wood;
 when properly thrown will return to thrower
 • Syn:
 throwing stick, throw stick
 • Regions:
 Australia, Commonwealth of Australia
 • Hypernyms:
 projectile, missile
 • Hyponyms:
 kylie, kiley
 2. a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
 • Syn:
 backfire
 • Derivationally related forms:
 backfire (for: backfire)
 • Hypernyms:
 miscalculation, misreckoning, misestimation
 
 return to the initial position from where it came;
 like a boomerang (Freq. 1)
 • Hypernyms:
 return
 • Verb Frames:
 - Something ----s
 
 
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