backfire
English Thesaurus
1. a miscalculation that recoils on its maker (noun.act)
hypernym | : | miscalculation, misestimation, misreckoning, |
definition | : | a mistake in calculating (noun.act) |
2. 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.event)
hypernym | : | fire, |
definition | : | the event of something burning (often destructive) (noun.event) |
3. a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine (noun.event)
hypernym | : | blowup, detonation, explosion, blowup, detonation, explosion, |
definition | : | a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction (noun.event) |
4. the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired (noun.event)
hyponym | : | back-blast, backblast, |
definition | : | backfire from a recoilless weapon (noun.event) |
5. set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire (verb.change)
6. emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire (verb.perception)
hypernym | : | make noise, noise, resound, |
definition | : | emit a noise (verb.perception) |
7. come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect (verb.social)
hypernym | : | come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place, |
definition | : | come to pass (verb.change) |
8. a miscalculation that recoils on its maker (noun.act)
derivation | : | boomerang, |
definition | : | return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang (verb.motion) |
9. a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine (noun.event)
derivation | : | backfire, |
definition | : | emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire (verb.perception) |
10. emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire (verb.perception)
derivation | : | backfire, |
definition | : | a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine (noun.event) |
11. come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect (verb.social)
derivation | : | backlash, |
definition | : | an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence (noun.act) |
12. a miscalculation that recoils on its maker (noun.act)
derivation | : | boomerang, |
definition | : | return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang (verb.motion) |
13. a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine (noun.event)
derivation | : | backfire, |
definition | : | emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire (verb.perception) |
14. emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire (verb.perception)
derivation | : | backfire, |
definition | : | a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine (noun.event) |
15. come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect (verb.social)
derivation | : | backlash, |
definition | : | an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence (noun.act) |
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