Misfire

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To fail to ignite when expected. Used of an internal-combustion engine.
  • verb-intransitive. To fail to discharge. Used of a firearm.
  • verb-intransitive. To fail to achieve an anticipated result: a scheme that misfired.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An act of misfiring.
  • v. To fail to discharge properly
  • v. To fail to ignite in the proper sequence
  • v. To fail to achieve the anticipated result
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A failure in firing, as of a gun or cannon.
  • To miss fire: said of a firearm.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. fail to fire or detonate
  • n. an explosion that fails to occur
  • n. a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
    • Verb Form
    misfired    misfires    misfiring   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    break    give out    fail    die    go bad   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    miss    fizzle    sputter   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Dyer    Meier    Meyer    Trier    acquire   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    hangfire    webcomic    power-up    time-changer    dystopia   
     
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