ALL meanings of backfire
back·fire
B b - verb backfire If a plan or project backfires, it has the opposite result to the one that was intended. 3
- verb backfire When a motor vehicle or its engine backfires, it produces an explosion in the exhaust pipe. 3
- verb backfire (of an internal-combustion engine) to emit a loud noise as a result of an explosion in the inlet manifold or exhaust system 3
- verb backfire (of an endeavour, plan, etc) to have an unwanted effect on its perpetrator 3
- verb backfire to start a controlled fire in order to halt an advancing forest or prairie fire by creating a barren area 3
- noun backfire an explosion of unburnt gases in the exhaust system 3
- noun backfire a premature explosion in a cylinder or inlet manifold 3
- noun backfire a controlled fire started to create a barren area that will halt an advancing forest or prairie fire 3
- noun backfire a fire started to stop an advancing prairie fire or forest fire by creating a burned area in its path 3
- noun backfire a premature ignition of fuel or an explosion of unburned exhaust gases in an internal-combustion engine, sometimes preventing the completion of the compression stroke and reversing the direction of the piston 3
- noun backfire an explosive force toward the breech, rather than through the muzzle, of a firearm 3
- intransitive verb backfire to use or set a backfire 3
- intransitive verb backfire to explode as a backfire 3
- intransitive verb backfire to have an unexpected and unwelcome result; go awry; boomerang 3
- verb backfire When a vehicle or its engine backfires, it produces an explosion in the exhaust pipe. 3
- verb without object backfire (of an internal-combustion engine) to have a loud, premature explosion in the intake manifold. 1
- verb without object backfire to bring a result opposite to that which was planned or expected: The plot backfired. 1
- verb without object backfire to start a fire deliberately in order to check a forest or prairie fire by creating a barren area in advance of it. 1
- noun backfire (in an internal-combustion engine) premature ignition of fuel in the intake manifold. 1
- noun backfire an explosion coming out of the breech of a firearm. 1
- noun backfire a fire started intentionally to check the advance of a forest or prairie fire. 1
- intransitive verb backfire plan: bring unwanted result 1
- intransitive verb backfire engine: explode 1
- noun backfire (of an engine) undergo a mistimed explosion in the cylinder or exhaust. 1
- noun backfire (firefighting) Alternative spelling of back fire. 0
- noun backfire A premature explosion in the cylinder of a gas or oil engine during the exhaust or the compression stroke, tending to drive the piston in the wrong direction. 0
- noun backfire An explosion in the exhaust passages of an internal combustion engine. 0
- verb backfire (of a gun, cannon, Bunsen burner, etc.) To fire in the opposite direction, for example due to an obstruction in the barrel. 0
- verb backfire To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune. 0