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nounthe backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
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"Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"verbcome back to the originator of an action with an undesired effecttype of:
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nouna miscalculation that recoils on its maker
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nouna fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its pathtype of:
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nouna loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion enginetype of:
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"My old car backfires all the time"verbemit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfiretype of:
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verbset a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire
Examples of backfire
- "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"
- "My old car backfires all the time"