boomerang /ˈbuːməɹæŋ/noun 7verb 3forms 3 noun7 •Any of various traditional throwing sticks used for hunting or combat by Australian aborigines, including the symmetrical, crescent-shaped, type (the returning boomerang). •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weapon or, in returnable types, for sports or training.Before long, however, these pike-like devices were mostly superseded by spring-operated guns of various types. Most of them shot spinning disks, crosses, or small boomerangs of thin steel. — 1951 •The early return of an aircraft whose mission was aborted, often due to technical failures. •A boomerang kick. •A breakdancing move in which the performer walks on their hands while keeping the legs raised off the ground. •A cocktail made with rye whiskey and Swedish punsch. •A device for changing the color of a followspot.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. — 2013 verb3 •To travel in a curved path.He said that to the horse as it boomeranged off again and broke away through the scrub. — 1894 •To return or rebound unexpectedly, especially when the result is undesired; to backfire."Well, there must be some flaw about this," I suggested. "If your magnet is so strong as all that, you would have your own broadside boomeranging back upon you." — 1882 •To abort a mission and return to base early. formsboomeranged · boomeranging · boomerangs
