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Overview of noun backfire
The noun backfire has 4 senses
- blowback, backfire -- (the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired)
- backfire -- (a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine)
- 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, boomerang -- (a miscalculation that recoils on its maker)
Overview of verb backfire
The verb backfire has 3 senses
- backfire, backlash, recoil -- (come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble")
- backfire -- (emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire; "My old car backfires all the time")
- backfire -- (set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire)