backfiren.

Etymology: Compare backfiring n.

1. A fire purposely lighted ahead of an advancing prairie-fire or bushfire in order to deprive it of fuel and so extinguish it. North American and Australian.

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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > a fire > [noun] > a kind of fire > fire lit to control bush or forest fire

backfire1839

counter-fire1905

back-burn1944

1839 C. M. Kirkland New Home xxix. 191 There was nothing now but to make a ‘back-fire’!

1905 Terms Forestry & Logging (Bull. U.S. Dept. Agric., Bureau Forestry, No. 61) (at cited word) The back fire is intended to burn only against the wind.

1944 Living off Land: Man. Bushcraft vii. 154 To start a backfire rapidly..flame-throwers are used.

1959 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 23 July 2/1 Setting a backfire against a prairie fire.

a. A premature ignition or explosion in an internal-combustion engine, causing the piston to be driven in the opposite direction to that in which it should travel; also, an explosion in the exhaust-pipe of such an engine.

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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > engine sound > [noun] > back-fire

backfire1897

backfiring1897

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > engine sound > [noun] > back-fire > in exhaust-pipe

backfire1897

1897 G. D. Hiscox Gas Engines 86 Misfire or back-fire explosives.

1902 C. S. Rolls in A. C. Harmsworth et al. Motors & Motor-driving (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) 169 These ‘back fires’ are the result of what is called ‘premature ignition’.

1903 R. J. Mecredy Dict. Motoring (at cited word) An explosion in the silencer is also called, but incorrectly, a back fire.

1904 A. B. F. Young Compl. Motorist ix. 215 This is necessary in order to prevent a back-fire of the engine in starting it.

1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 3 Feb. 11/2 She heard a small explosion ‘like the backfire of a car’.

b. figurative. (Also attributive.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > disappointment > [noun] > a disappointment

balk1733

false dawn1832

rude awakening1895

coitus interruptus1900

swizzle1913

swizz1915

backfire1925

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [noun] > cause of surprise > contradictory outcome

paradox1678

irony1833

backfire1925

1925 A. S. M. Hutchinson One Increasing Purpose i. xx. 126 The outrageous sale of this upstart work..justified it in being the subject of back-fire notices in the critical journals.

1927 Daily Express 22 Sept. 2/5 If Tunney, smarting under the Billingsgate backfire,..tries to go in and knock Dempsey out.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

backfirev.

Etymology: < backfire n. or back-formation < backfiring n.

1. intransitive. To light a fire ahead of an advancing prairie-fire in order to deprive it of fuel. North American.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > burn or be on fire [verb (intransitive)] > use fire to control forest or bush fire

backfire1886

counter-fire1895

1886 P. G. Ebbutt Emigrant Life Kansas 54 We all..set to work to ‘back fire’ from the stables, and were only just in time to save the whole place from destruction, by burning a sufficiently wide piece of grass off, and thus stopping the rush of fire.

1912 C. Dawson Pioneer Tales 291 Man learned to back-fire, and plow fire-guards, so but very few settlers lost their lives from prairie-fires.

1929 C. R. Cooper Challenge of Bush 237 At other points they back~fired, taking advantage of every change of wind.

2. Of an internal-combustion engine or its fuel: to ignite or explode prematurely. Also transferred, e.g. of a firearm.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > happen or move unexpectedly [verb (intransitive)] > cause surprise

surprise1655

backfire1902

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > disappointment > be disappointed [verb (intransitive)] > of plan: go awry

backfire1902

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > engine sound > [verb (intransitive)] > back-fire or misfire

cough1884

backfire1902

society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > discharge firearms [verb (intransitive)] > of gun: go off or fire > prematurely

backfire1938

1902 R. Kipling Traffics & Discov. (1904) 184 That car..back-fired superbly.

1906 Westm. Gaz. 23 Oct. 4/2 Some engines are obstinate starters. Others have a nasty tendency to back-fire.

1909 Westm. Gaz. 13 Oct. 7/4 I think the gas had backfired.

1938 M. K. Rawlings Yearling iv. 34 Penny pulled the trigger. The explosion that followed had a sizzling sound, and Penny fell backward. The gun had back-fired.

1961 Listener 9 Nov. 773/3 A seventh valve, called the by-pass, that takes over momentarily if any of the other valves should back-fire.

figurative.1912 C. Mathewson Pitching in Pinch xiii. 300 One of McGraw's schemes back-fired on him.1953 Encounter Nov. 70/1 But the reign of terror backfired.

3. transitive use of 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impelling or driving > projecting through space or throwing > throw [verb (transitive)] > project through space > backwards

backfire1924

society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > fire (a gun) [verb (transitive)] > of gun: project (shot or missile) > prematurely

backfire1924

1924 Glasgow Herald 24 June 8 The great gun backfired its charge of 1800 lb. of powder.

1929 H. V. Morton In Search of Scotl. iii. 76 The horrid gelatinous mass..back~fired a dark inky fluid into the water.

1962 Which? Mar. 87/2 The Wastemaster [sc. waste-disposer], without a splashguard, tended to backfire scraps.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	backfire
释义	backfiren. Etymology: Compare backfiring n. 1. A fire purposely lighted ahead of an advancing prairie-fire or bushfire in order to deprive it of fuel and so extinguish it. North American and Australian. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > a fire > [noun] > a kind of fire > fire lit to control bush or forest fire backfire1839 counter-fire1905 back-burn1944 1839 C. M. Kirkland New Home xxix. 191 There was nothing now but to make a ‘back-fire’! 1905 Terms Forestry & Logging (Bull. U.S. Dept. Agric., Bureau Forestry, No. 61) (at cited word) The back fire is intended to burn only against the wind. 1944 Living off Land: Man. Bushcraft vii. 154 To start a backfire rapidly..flame-throwers are used. 1959 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 23 July 2/1 Setting a backfire against a prairie fire. 2. a. A premature ignition or explosion in an internal-combustion engine, causing the piston to be driven in the opposite direction to that in which it should travel; also, an explosion in the exhaust-pipe of such an engine. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > engine sound > [noun] > back-fire backfire1897 backfiring1897 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > engine sound > [noun] > back-fire > in exhaust-pipe backfire1897 1897 G. D. Hiscox Gas Engines 86 Misfire or back-fire explosives. 1902 C. S. Rolls in A. C. Harmsworth et al. Motors & Motor-driving (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) 169 These ‘back fires’ are the result of what is called ‘premature ignition’. 1903 R. J. Mecredy Dict. Motoring (at cited word) An explosion in the silencer is also called, but incorrectly, a back fire. 1904 A. B. F. Young Compl. Motorist ix. 215 This is necessary in order to prevent a back-fire of the engine in starting it. 1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 3 Feb. 11/2 She heard a small explosion ‘like the backfire of a car’. b. figurative. (Also attributive.) ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > disappointment > [noun] > a disappointment balk1733 false dawn1832 rude awakening1895 coitus interruptus1900 swizzle1913 swizz1915 backfire1925 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [noun] > cause of surprise > contradictory outcome paradox1678 irony1833 backfire1925 1925 A. S. M. Hutchinson One Increasing Purpose i. xx. 126 The outrageous sale of this upstart work..justified it in being the subject of back-fire notices in the critical journals. 1927 Daily Express 22 Sept. 2/5 If Tunney, smarting under the Billingsgate backfire,..tries to go in and knock Dempsey out. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020). backfirev. Etymology: < backfire n. or back-formation < backfiring n. 1. intransitive. To light a fire ahead of an advancing prairie-fire in order to deprive it of fuel. North American. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > burn or be on fire [verb (intransitive)] > use fire to control forest or bush fire backfire1886 counter-fire1895 1886 P. G. Ebbutt Emigrant Life Kansas 54 We all..set to work to ‘back fire’ from the stables, and were only just in time to save the whole place from destruction, by burning a sufficiently wide piece of grass off, and thus stopping the rush of fire. 1912 C. Dawson Pioneer Tales 291 Man learned to back-fire, and plow fire-guards, so but very few settlers lost their lives from prairie-fires. 1929 C. R. Cooper Challenge of Bush 237 At other points they back~fired, taking advantage of every change of wind. 2. Of an internal-combustion engine or its fuel: to ignite or explode prematurely. Also transferred, e.g. of a firearm. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > happen or move unexpectedly [verb (intransitive)] > cause surprise surprise1655 backfire1902 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > disappointment > be disappointed [verb (intransitive)] > of plan: go awry backfire1902 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > engine sound > [verb (intransitive)] > back-fire or misfire cough1884 backfire1902 society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > discharge firearms [verb (intransitive)] > of gun: go off or fire > prematurely backfire1938 1902 R. Kipling Traffics & Discov. (1904) 184 That car..back-fired superbly. 1906 Westm. Gaz. 23 Oct. 4/2 Some engines are obstinate starters. Others have a nasty tendency to back-fire. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 13 Oct. 7/4 I think the gas had backfired. 1938 M. K. Rawlings Yearling iv. 34 Penny pulled the trigger. The explosion that followed had a sizzling sound, and Penny fell backward. The gun had back-fired. 1961 Listener 9 Nov. 773/3 A seventh valve, called the by-pass, that takes over momentarily if any of the other valves should back-fire. figurative.1912 C. Mathewson Pitching in Pinch xiii. 300 One of McGraw's schemes back-fired on him.1953 Encounter Nov. 70/1 But the reign of terror backfired. 3. transitive use of 2. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impelling or driving > projecting through space or throwing > throw [verb (transitive)] > project through space > backwards backfire1924 society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > fire (a gun) [verb (transitive)] > of gun: project (shot or missile) > prematurely backfire1924 1924 Glasgow Herald 24 June 8 The great gun backfired its charge of 1800 lb. of powder. 1929 H. V. Morton In Search of Scotl. iii. 76 The horrid gelatinous mass..back~fired a dark inky fluid into the water. 1962 Which? Mar. 87/2 The Wastemaster [sc. waste-disposer], without a splashguard, tended to backfire scraps. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1839v.1886
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