Found 2 items, similar to Backfire.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: backfire backfire n 1: a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine 2: a miscalculation that recoils on its maker [syn: boomerang] v 1: have an unexpected and undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble” [syn: backlash] 2: emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire; “My old car backfires all the time” 3: set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire
English → English (gcide) Definition: Backfire Backfire \Back"fire`\ Back-fire \Back"-fire`\, v. i. 1. (Engin.) To have or experience a back fire or back fires; -- said of an internal-combustion engine. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. Of a Bunsen or similar air-fed burner, to light so that the flame proceeds from the internal gas jet instead of from the external jet of mixed gas and air. -- Back"-fir`ing, n. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]