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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024back•fire /ˈbækˌfaɪr/USA pronunciation v., -fired, -fir•ing, n. v. [ no obj] - Automotive(of a car engine) to have a loud explosion that occurs too soon for proper combustion.
- to have a result opposite to that expected;
go wrong.
n. [countable] - Automotive(in a car engine) an explosive igniting of fuel that occurs too soon for proper combustion.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024back•fire (bak′fīər′),USA pronunciation v., -fired, -fir•ing, n. v.i. - Automotive(of an internal-combustion engine) to have a loud, premature explosion in the intake manifold.
- to bring a result opposite to that which was planned or expected:The plot backfired.
- to start a fire deliberately in order to check a forest or prairie fire by creating a barren area in advance of it.
n. - Automotive(in an internal-combustion engine) premature ignition of fuel in the intake manifold.
- an explosion coming out of the breech of a firearm.
- a fire started intentionally to check the advance of a forest or prairie fire.
- back2 + fire 1775–85, American.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged miscarry, boomerang; flop, bomb, wash out.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: backfire /ˌbækˈfaɪə/ vb (intransitive)- (of an internal-combustion engine) to emit a loud noise as a result of an explosion in the inlet manifold or exhaust system
- to start a controlled fire in order to halt an advancing forest or prairie fire by creating a barren area
n - (in an internal-combustion engine) an explosion of unburnt gases in the exhaust system
- a controlled fire started to create a barren area that will halt an advancing forest or prairie fire
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