Definition of backfired Backfired
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NounPlural: backfires |
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| backfire - a miscalculation that recoils on its maker | ||
| boomerang | ||
| miscalculation, misestimation, misreckoning a mistake in calculating | ||
| backfire - a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine | ||
| detonation, blowup, explosion the act of detonating an explosive | ||
| backfire - a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path | ||
| backfire - the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired | ||
| blowback | ||
| detonation, blowup, explosion the act of detonating an explosive | ||
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| backfire - come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble" | ||
| backlash, recoil | ||
| come about, hap, take place, occur, fall out, go on, happen, pass off, pass come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her" | ||
| backfire - emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire; "My old car backfires all the time" | ||
| make noise, noise, resound emit a noise | ||
| backfire - set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire | ||
| burn down, fire, burn burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire; "The hut burned down"; "The mountain of paper went up in flames" | ||
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