ALL meanings of backlash
back·lash
B b - singular noun backlash A backlash against a tendency or recent development in society or politics, is a sudden, strong reaction against it. 3
- noun backlash a reaction or recoil between interacting worn or badly fitting parts in a mechanism 3
- noun backlash the play between parts 3
- noun backlash a sudden and adverse reaction, esp to a political or social development 3
- noun backlash a quick, sharp recoil 3
- noun backlash any sudden or violent reaction; specif., strong political or social reaction resulting from fear or resentment of a movement, candidate, etc. 3
- noun backlash a snarl in a reeled fishing line, resulting from an imperfect cast 3
- noun backlash the jarring reaction of loose or worn parts; also, the play in these parts 3
- noun backlash Backlash is loss of motion between the input and output of a mechanical system, such as that caused by looseness or bending. 3
- noun backlash Backlash occurs when the slack in a system of gears causes the gears to start to turn in the opposite direction. 3
- noun backlash negative response 1
- noun backlash recoil between parts of mechanism 1
- noun backlash mechanism: space between moving parts 1
- intransitive verb backlash respond negatively 1
- noun backlash a sudden, forceful backward movement; recoil. 1
- noun backlash a strong or violent reaction, as to some social or political change: a backlash of angry feeling among Southern conservatives within the party. 1
- noun backlash Machinery. the space between the thickness of a gear tooth and the width of the space between teeth in the mating gear, designed to allow for a film of lubricant, binding from heat expansion and eccentricity, or manufacturing inaccuracies. play or lost motion between loosely fitting machine parts. 1
- noun backlash Angling. a snarled line on a reel, usually caused by a faulty cast. 1
- verb without object backlash to make or undergo a backlash. 1
- noun backlash A strong and adverse reaction by a large number of people, especially to a social or political development. 1
- noun backlash A sudden backward motion. 0
- noun backlash A reaction, objection or outcry, especially of a violent or abrupt nature. 0
- noun backlash (mechanics) The distance through which one part of connected machinery, as a wheel, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, resulting from looseness in fitting or from wear. 0
- noun backlash The jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion. 0
- verb backlash To cause or set off a backlash. 0