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noun
1.
a sudden, forceful backward movement; recoil.
2.
a strong or violent reaction, as to some social or political change: a backlash of angry feeling among Southern conservatives within the party.
3.
Machinery.
a.
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.
b.
play or lost motion between loosely fitting machine parts.
4.
Angling. a snarled line on a reel, usually caused by a faulty cast.
verb (used without object)
5.
to make or undergo a backlash.
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