Backfire (Verb)
Meaning 1
Set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire.
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 2
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".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 3
Emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire; "My old car backfires all the time".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.