Misfires - English meaning

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.

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…

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

idiom

To suddenly fail in what you are doing, often because you have an accident

Usage examples:

The italian champion was in second position when he came to grief on the third lap.

phrase

If plans come to nothing/naught, they fail

Usage examples:

So much effort and planning, and it's all come to nothing., requests to several countries for asylu…

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

verb

To not succeed in what you are trying to achieve or are expected to do

Usage examples:

She moved to london in the hope of finding work as a model, but failed., this method of growing tom…

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.

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.

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

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.

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…