| VERB | social | backfire, backlash, recoil | come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect |
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| perception | backfire | emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire | |
| change | backfire | set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest / forest to prairie fire | |
| NOUN | event | backfire, blowback | the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired |
| event | backfire | a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine | |
| event | 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 | |
| act | backfire, boomerang | a miscalculation that recoils on its maker |
| Sounds | bae'kfay.r | |
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| Rhymes | admire ... wire: 34 rhymes with ayr... | |
| Meaning | The backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired. | |
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| Synonym | blowback | |
| Narrower | backblast, back-blast | Backfire from a recoilless weapon |
| Broader | explosion, detonation, blowup | A violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction |
| Meaning | A loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine. | |
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| Broader | explosion, detonation, blowup | A violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction |
| Verbs | backfire | emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire |
| Meaning | A fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path. | |
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| Broader | fire | The event of something burning (often destructive) |
| Meaning | A miscalculation that recoils on its maker. | |
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| Synonym | boomerang | |
| Broader | miscalculation, misreckoning, misestimation | A mistake in calculating / calculating |
| Spanish | bumerang, efecto boomerang | |
| Catalan | bumerang | |
| Verbs | backfire | come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect |
| Meaning | Come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble" | |
| Synonyms | backlash, recoil | |
| Broader | happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place | Come to pass |
| Nouns | backfire | a miscalculation that recoils on its maker |
| Meaning | emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Model | The cars backfire down the avenue | |
| Example | "My old car backfires all the time" | |
| Broader | make noise, resound, noise | emit a noise |
| Spanish | petardear | |
| Nouns | backfire | a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine |
| Meaning | Set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest / forest to prairie fire. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | burn, fire, burn down | Destroy by fire |
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