1. (noun) blowback, backfire
the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
Synonyms: boomerang, backfire, blowback
2. (noun) backfire
a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
Synonyms: boomerang, blowback
3. (noun) backfire
a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path
Synonyms: boomerang, blowback
4. (verb) backfire, boomerang
a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
Synonyms: throw stick, boomerang, backfire, throwing stick, blowback
5. (verb) backfire, backlash, recoil
come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
Synonyms: rebound, spring, quail, flinch, bound, funk, kick, squinch, ricochet, kick back, cringe, bounce, backlash, wince, recoil, backfire, resile, reverberate, take a hop, shrink
6. (verb) backfire
emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire
Synonyms: recoil, backlash
7. (verb) backfire
set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire
Synonyms: recoil, backlash
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