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backfire
1. the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired • Syn: blowback • Hypernyms: explosion, detonation, blowup • Hyponyms: backblast, back-blast 2. a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine • Hypernyms: explosion, detonation, blowup 3. a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path • Hypernyms: fire 4. a miscalculation that recoils on its maker • Syn: boomerang • Derivationally related forms: boomerang (for: boomerang) • Hypernyms: miscalculation, misreckoning, misestimation
1. come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect - Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble • Syn: backlash, recoil • Derivationally related forms: backlash (for: backlash) • Hypernyms: happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place • Verb Frames: - Something ----s 2. emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire - My old car backfires all the time • Hypernyms: make noise, resound, noise • Verb Frames: - Something ----s - The cars backfire down the avenue 3. set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire • Hypernyms: burn, fire, burn down • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s
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