The meaning of Misfire

Misfire – definition

verb
(of a gun or missile) fail to discharge or fire properly.
Usage examples:
As she raised her pistol again, it misfired
verb
(especially of a plan) fail to produce the intended result.
Usage examples:
He didn't know that his plan had misfired
Synonims:
Go wrong Go awry Go amiss Be unsuccessful Fail Abort Be abortive Founder Come to nothing Come to grief Meet with disaster Fall through Be ruined Fall flat Boomerang Rebound Backfire Recoil Fl

noun
A failure of a gun or missile to fire correctly.
Usage examples:
The weapons are to be replaced because of problems with misfires

Misfire translation into English

Misfire: translate from English into Chinese

失火

Misfire: translate from English into Dutch

Misfire, Overslaan, Mislukken, Ketsen, Weigeren, Ketsschot

Misfire: translate from English into French

Raté, Rater, Échouer, Foirer, Avoir des rates, Manquer son but, Cafouiller

Misfire: translate from English into German

Fehlzündung, Fehlzünden, Fehlschlagen, Eine fehlzündung haben, Knallen

Misfire: translate from English into Hindi

इंजन चालू न होना, न दग़ना, आग न पकड़ना, चालू न होना, काम न करना, निशान चूकना, बंदूक न दग़ना, मिस-फ़ायर, न छुटना, न चलना

Misfire: translate from English into Italian

Mancata accensione, Cilecca, Fallire, Perdere colpi, Far cilecca

Misfire: translate from English into Korean

불발, 불발이 되다, 총포 따위 불발이 되다

Misfire: translate from English into Russian

Осечка, Перебой зажигания, Выпадать, Давать осечку, Неудача, Нытик, Оказываться безрезультатным, Не взрываться, Бить мимо цели, Нищета, Пропуск вспышки, Невезение

Misfire: translate from English into Spanish

Fallar, Tiro errado

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Misfire – similar words

misfiring

verb
(of a gun or missile) fail to discharge or fire properly.
Usage examples:
As she raised her pistol again, it misfired

noun
A failure of a gun or missile to fire correctly.
Usage examples:
The weapons are to be replaced because of problems with misfires

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misfires

verb
(of a gun or missile) fail to discharge or fire properly.
Usage examples:
As she raised her pistol again, it misfired

noun
A failure of a gun or missile to fire correctly.
Usage examples:
The weapons are to be replaced because of problems with misfires

verb
(of a gun or other weapon) to fail to fire, or to fail to fire as intended
Usage examples:
Conchas’s gun misfired after three shots.

All meanings and translations of Misfires

misfired

verb
(of a gun or missile) fail to discharge or fire properly.
Usage examples:
As she raised her pistol again, it misfired

noun
A failure of a gun or missile to fire correctly.
Usage examples:
The weapons are to be replaced because of problems with misfires

verb
Past simple and past participle of misfire
Usage examples:
There was a loud bang, like the sound of an engine misfiring., the boy's death was the result of a …

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Misfire synonims

abort

verb
Carry out or undergo the abortion of (a fetus).
Usage examples:
The decision to abort the fetus

noun
An act of aborting a flight, space mission, or other enterprise.
Usage examples:
An abort because of bad weather

verb
To stop something before it has begun or to cause something to fail before it is complete
Usage examples:
Engineers aborted the test flight at the last minute., an abortive uprising led to his exile.

All meanings and translations of Abort

backfire

verb
(of a vehicle or its engine) undergo a mistimed explosion in the cylinder or exhaust.
Usage examples:
A car backfired in the road and shoppers ducked instinctively

noun
A mistimed explosion in the cylinder or exhaust of a vehicle or engine.
Usage examples:
Once the engine is running smoothly, a backfire can be dramatic

verb
(of a plan) to have the opposite result from the one you intended
Usage examples:
Some hotel owners worry that the idea of attracting more visitors may backfire and make the place l…

All meanings and translations of Backfire

boomerang

noun
A curved flat piece of wood that can be thrown so that it will return to the thrower, traditionally used by australian aboriginal people as a hunting weapon.
Usage examples:
Well, although we associate the boomerang with australian aborigines, many cultures used boomerang-…

verb
(of a plan or action) recoil on the originator.
Usage examples:
Misleading consumers about quality will eventually boomerang on a car-maker

noun
A curved stick that, when thrown, comes back toward the person who threw it

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fail

verb
Be unsuccessful in achieving one's goal.
Usage examples:
He failed in his attempt to secure election

noun
A mark which is not high enough to pass an examination or test.
Usage examples:
A fail grade

All meanings and translations of Fail

fall through

phrasal verb
Fail utterly; collapse

phrasal verb
To fail to happen
Usage examples:
The sale of the house fell through.

phrasal verb
If something that has been planned or agreed falls through, it does not happen
Usage examples:
The deal fell through when someone made our client a better offer.

All meanings and translations of Fall through

fl

ˈflɒrʊɪt

abbreviation
Floor.

abbreviation
Florida (in official postal use).

noun
Used in conjunction with a specified period or set of dates to indicate when a particular historical figure lived, worked, or was most active.

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founder

noun
A person who manufactures articles of cast metal; the owner or operator of a foundry.
Usage examples:
An iron founder

noun
A person who establishes an institution or settlement.
Usage examples:
He was the founder of modern costa rica

verb
(of a ship) fill with water and sink.
Usage examples:
Six drowned when the yacht foundered off the cornish coast

All meanings and translations of Founder

rebound

verb
Bounce back through the air after hitting something hard.
Usage examples:
His shot hammered into the post and rebounded across the goal

noun
(in sporting contexts) a ball or shot that bounces back after striking a hard surface.
Usage examples:
He blasted the rebound into the net

verb
Past and past participle of rebind.

All meanings and translations of Rebound

recoil

verb
Suddenly spring or flinch back in fear, horror, or disgust.
Usage examples:
He recoiled in horror

noun
The action of recoiling.
Usage examples:
His body jerked with the recoil of the rifle

verb
To make a sudden movement away from something esp. because of fear or disgust
Usage examples:
Fig. sun-worshipers might recoil in horror at the chilling winds and rough seas, but we loved the p…

All meanings and translations of Recoil

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