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# boomerang

noun (a boomerang, boomerangs); verb (boomerang, boomerangs, boomeranged, boomeranging)

«boomerang» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A curved, flat piece of wood that comes back to you when you throw it the right way, first made by Aboriginal Australians. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boomerang/#m1)
2. (verb) To come back to the place it started; to have the opposite effect from what was intended, often hurting the person who did it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boomerang/#m2)

### In the lessons

In Australian history and culture lessons, boomerangs were used for hunting, sport and ceremonies by Aboriginal peoples, and not all of them return. In science, a boomerang returns because of spinning and air flow (lift). In stories, a mean plan «boomerangs» on the bully.

### Examples

- He threw the boomerang and it flew back to him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boomerang/#x1)
- Aboriginal hunters used boomerangs for thousands of years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boomerang/#x2)
- His trick boomeranged and he got into trouble himself. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boomerang/#x3)
- Not all boomerangs come back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boomerang/#x4)
- Throwing a boomerang takes practice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boomerang/#x5)
- The rumour boomeranged back to her. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boomerang/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Safety: throw boomerangs only in big open spaces, away from people. Trap: only some types return; hunting boomerangs often do not.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «boomerang» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boomerang/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«boomerang» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/boomerang.html) on Mova free.