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sumbalik [sum.bá.lik.] : blowback (n.); backfire (v.); boomerang (v.); retort (v.) [tubag]

Derivatives of sumbalik


Glosses:
blowback
n. (event)1. backfire, blowbackthe backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired.
~ blowup, detonation, explosiona violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction.
~ back-blast, backblastbackfire from a recoilless weapon.
n. (communication)2. blowbackmisinformation resulting from the recirculation into the source country of disinformation previously planted abroad by that country's intelligence service.
~ misinformationinformation that is incorrect.
backfire
n. (event)1. backfirea loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine.
~ blowup, detonation, explosiona violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction.
n. (event)2. backfirea fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path.
~ firethe event of something burning (often destructive).; "they lost everything in the fire"
n. (act)3. backfire, boomeranga miscalculation that recoils on its maker.
~ miscalculation, misestimation, misreckoninga mistake in calculating.
v. (social)4. backfire, backlash, recoilcome back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect.; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"
~ come about, hap, happen, occur, take place, go on, fall out, pass off, passcome to pass.; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
v. (perception)5. backfireemit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire.; "My old car backfires all the time"
~ make noise, noise, resoundemit a noise.
v. (change)6. backfireset a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire.
~ burn, burn down, firedestroy by fire.; "They burned the house and his diaries"
boomerang
n. (artifact)1. boomerang, throw stick, throwing sticka curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower.
~ kiley, kyliean Australian boomerang; one side flat and the other convex.
~ projectile, missilea weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled.
~ australia, commonwealth of australiaa nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony.
v. (motion)2. boomerangreturn to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang.
~ returngo or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before.; "return to your native land"; "the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean"
retort
n. (communication)1. comeback, counter, rejoinder, replication, retort, return, ripostea quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one).; "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"
~ back talk, backtalk, sass, sassing, lip, mouthan impudent or insolent rejoinder.; "don't give me any of your sass"
~ reply, responsethe speech act of continuing a conversational exchange.; "he growled his reply"
n. (artifact)2. retorta vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat.
~ alembican obsolete kind of container used for distillation; two retorts connected by a tube.
~ stillan apparatus used for the distillation of liquids; consists of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a condenser where the vapor is condensed.
~ vesselan object used as a container (especially for liquids).
v. (communication)3. come back, rejoin, repay, retort, return, riposteanswer back.
~ answer, reply, respondreact verbally.; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation"