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backfire

English

🔊 a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
🔊 a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path
🔊 a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
🔊 the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
🔊 set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire
🔊 emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire
“My old car backfires all the time”
🔊 come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
“Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”