misfire
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Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
misfire (plural misfires)
- An act of misfiring.
Translations [edit]
An act of misfiring
Verb [edit]
misfire (third-person singular simple present misfires, present participle misfiring, simple past and past participle misfired)
- (of a firearm) To fail to discharge properly
- (of an engine) To fail to ignite in the proper sequence
- (of a plan) To fail to achieve the anticipated result
- His practical joke misfired and he nearly burnt my left hand.
Translations [edit]
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To fail to discharge properly
To fail to achieve the anticipated result
