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verb : BACKFIRED
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"; "the political movie backlashed on the Democrats" ;
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2. (
) emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire; "My old car backfires all the time" ;
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3. (
) set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire ;
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