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1. backfire
verb. ['ˈbækˌfaɪr'] emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire.
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2. backfire
noun. ['ˈbækˌfaɪr'] a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine.
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3. backfire
noun. ['ˈbækˌfaɪr'] a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path.
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4. backfire
verb. ['ˈbækˌfaɪr'] set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire.
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6. backfire
noun. ['ˈbækˌfaɪr'] the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired.