Defenition of the word backfire
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Defenition of the word backfire
- a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
- set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire
- emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire, as of cars
- have an unexpected and undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"
- a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
- emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire; "My old car backfires all the time"
- a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path
- the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
- emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire
- come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
Synonyms for the word backfire
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- backlash
- blowback
- boomerang
- fail
- flop
- go wrong
- miscarry
- not go as planned
- rebound
- recoil
Similar words in the backfire
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- backfire
- backfired
- backfires
Hyponyms for the word backfire
Hypernyms for the word backfire
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- blowup
- burn
- burn down
- come about
- detonation
- explosion
- fall out
- fire
- go on
- hap
- happen
- make noise
- miscalculation
- misestimation
- misreckoning
- noise
- occur
- oppose
- pass
- pass off
- react
- resound
- take place
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