How to pronounce "backfire" (English)

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Meanings and definitions of "backfire"

Noun

the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired

Synonyms:

• blowback
• backfire

Noun

a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine

Synonyms:

• backfire

Noun

a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path

Synonyms:

• backfire

Noun

a miscalculation that recoils on its maker

Synonyms:

• backfire
• boomerang

Verb

come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"; "the political movie backlashed on the Democrats"

Synonyms:

• backfire
• backlash
• recoil

Verb

emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire; "My old car backfires all the time"

Synonyms:

• backfire

Verb

set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire

Synonyms:

• backfire