- misfire
- verb1》 (of a gun) fail to fire properly.↘(of an internal-combustion engine) fail to ignite the fuel correctly or at all.2》 fail to produce the intended result.noun an instance of misfiring.
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Misfire — may refer to: Misfire (Transformers), the Transformers character Misfire (That 70s Show), an episode from That 70s Show Misfiring behavior, in biology An engine misfire, see catalytic converter A song on Queen s album Sheer Heart Attack A… … Wikipedia
misfire — index miscarriage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
misfire — (v.) 1752, of a gun, 1905, of an internal combustion engine; see MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + FIRE (Cf. fire) (v.). Related: Misfired; misfiring. The noun is attested from 1839 … Etymology dictionary
misfire — [v] fail abort, backfire, blunder, break down, come to nothing, explode, fall flat*, fall short*, fizzle, fizzle out, fizz out, flop, flounder, go up in smoke*, go wrong, miscarry, miss, peter out, poop out, slip; concept 699 … New thesaurus
misfire — ► VERB 1) (of a gun) fail to fire properly. 2) (of an internal combustion engine) fail to ignite the fuel correctly. 3) fail to produce the intended result … English terms dictionary
misfire — [mis fīr′] vi. misfired, misfiring [ MIS 1 + FIRE, v.] 1. to fail to ignite properly or at the right time: said of an internal combustion engine 2. to fail to go off, or be discharged: said of a firearm, missile, etc. 3. to fail to achieve a… … English World dictionary
misfire — I UK [mɪsˈfaɪə(r)] / US [mɪsˈfaɪr] verb [intransitive] Word forms misfire : present tense I/you/we/they misfire he/she/it misfires present participle misfiring past tense misfired past participle misfired if a gun misfires, the bullet does not… … English dictionary
Misfire — «Misifre» Canción de Queen Álbum Sheer Heart Attack Publicación 1974 Grabación … Wikipedia Español
misfire — verb ADVERB ▪ badly (esp. BrE) ▪ Unfortunately their plan misfired badly. Misfire is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑engine … Collocations dictionary
misfire — mis|fire [ˌmısˈfaıə US ˈfaır] v [I] 1.) if a plan or joke misfires, it goes wrong and does not have the result that you intended →↑backfire ▪ His attempt at a joke misfired. ▪ I was worried that the plan might misfire. 2.) if an engine misfires,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
misfire — mis|fire1 [ mıs faır ] verb intransitive if a gun misfires, the bullet does not come out a. if an engine misfires, the fuel does not burn in the right way and it does not work smoothly b. if a plan or activity misfires, it goes wrong or does not… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
