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backfire::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | blowback |
| Type of | explosion, detonation, blowup |
| Has types | back-blast, backblast |
backfire::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | boomerang |
| Type of | misreckoning, miscalculation, misestimation |
backfire::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | fire |
backfire::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | blowup, explosion, detonation |
backfire::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | noise, make noise, resound |
My old car backfires all the time.
Examples of backfire
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However, business leaders warned compulsory quotas would backfire against women.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
Any sign of favouritism from the co-religionist occupying powers could backfire.
From the economist.com
But this caused a backfire for Japan to have a very bad name forever in history.
From the economist.com
Re-reading it, I felt that it was over the top and it might backfire on Charles.
From the guardian.co.uk
Nobody is sure the Fed's best efforts will work, and they may actually backfire.
From the thenewstribune.com
Paul Thelen, chief executive of Big Fish Games, said big budgets could backfire.
From the foxnews.com
Maliki's bid to arrest Hashemi, who has taken refuge in Kurdistan, may backfire.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The exemption could even backfire on first-time buyers within just a few months.
From the guardian.co.uk
There's a potential they will backfire and cost you emotionally and financially.
From the suntimes.com
- Blowback: the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
- Come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"
- A loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
- Emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire; "My old car backfires all the time"
- A fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path
- Set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire
- Backfire! is a 3D rally racing arcade game released by Data East in 1995. Players can choose between 2 fictitious rally cars, "Farco R4 Cup" or "Andula 2.0", and race through 6 stages. It is also possible to play one against another on a split screen.
- Backfire: A Transwave Best Of (1994-1996) is a Transwave album, released on January 12, 2007.
- Backfire is a 1987 mystery-thriller film about a murderous love triangle which forms between an affluent Vietnam War veteran, his wife, and another man. The film was directed by Gilbert Cates, and stars Karen Allen, Keith Carradine, and Jeff Fahey.
