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Backfiring
Language:
English
Pronunciation:
back-fir-ing
Part of Speech:
noun
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(of a gun, cannon, Bunsen burner, etc.) To fire in the opposite direction, for example due to an obstruction in the barrel.
User Defined Definitions
"come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect"
"emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire"
"set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire"
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