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a miscalculation that recoils on its maker a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire; "My old car backfires all the time" have an unexpected and undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble" |
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