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• backfire — [bak′fīr΄] n. ☆ 1. a fire started to stop an advancing prairie fire or forest fire by creating a burned area in its path 2. a premature ignition of fuel or an explosion of unburned exhaust gases in an internal combustion engine, sometimes… …   English World dictionary

• backfire — ackfire, back fire ack fire 1. A fire started ahead of a forest or prairie fire to burn only against the wind, so that when the two fires meet both must go out for lack of fuel. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. (a) A premature explosion in the cylinder …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Backfire — Back fire Back fire Back fire , v. i. 1. (Engin.) To have or experience a back fire or back fires; said of an internal combustion engine. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. Of a Bunsen or similar air fed burner, to light so that the flame proceeds from the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• backfire — (n.) 1839, Amer.Eng., originally a fire deliberately lit ahead of an advancing prairie fire to deprive it of fuel, from BACK (Cf. back) (adj.) + FIRE (Cf. fire) (n.). As a verb in this sense, recorded from 1886. The meaning premature ignition in… …   Etymology dictionary

• backfire — ► VERB 1) (of a vehicle or its engine) undergo a mistimed explosion in the cylinder or exhaust. 2) (of a plan or action) go wrong, having the opposite effect to what was intended …   English terms dictionary

• backfire — UK [ˌbækˈfaɪə(r)] / US [ˈbækˌfaɪr] verb [intransitive] Word forms backfire : present tense I/you/we/they backfire he/she/it backfires present participle backfiring past tense backfired past participle backfired 1) if a plan or idea backfires, it… …   English dictionary

• backfire — I. noun Date: 1839 1. a fire started to check an advancing fire by clearing an area 2. a loud noise caused by the improperly timed explosion of fuel mixture in the cylinder of an internal combustion engine II. intransitive verb Date: 1886 1. to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• backfire — [[t]bæ̱kfa͟ɪ͟ə(r), AM faɪr[/t]] backfires, backfiring, backfired 1) VERB If a plan or project backfires, it has the opposite result to the one that was intended. The President s tactics could backfire... [V on/against n] It all backfired on me!… …   English dictionary

• backfire — /bak fuyeur /, v., backfired, backfiring, n. v.i. 1. (of an internal combustion engine) to have a loud, premature explosion in the intake manifold. 2. to bring a result opposite to that which was planned or expected: The plot backfired. 3. to… …   Universalium

• backfire — n. premature ignition of fuel causing a small explosion (in an internal combustion engine) v. ignite prematurely (of an internal combustion engine); cause or receive undesired results …   English contemporary dictionary

• backfire — back•fire [[t]ˈbækˌfaɪər[/t]] v. fired, fir•ing, n. 1) aum (of an internal combustion engine) to have a loud, premature explosion in the intake manifold 2) to bring a result opposite to that planned 3) to start a fire deliberately in order to… …   From formal English to slang