Word
Backfire
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
back-fire
Definition
- noun - The backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
- verb - Come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
- noun - A miscalculation that recoils on its maker
- noun - A fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path
- noun - A loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
- verb - Emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire
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