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MISFIRE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does misfire mean? 

MISFIRE (noun)
  The noun MISFIRE has 2 senses:

1. an explosion that fails to occurplay

2. a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)play

  Familiarity information: MISFIRE used as a noun is rare.


MISFIRE (verb)
  The verb MISFIRE has 1 sense:

1. fail to fire or detonateplay

  Familiarity information: MISFIRE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MISFIRE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An explosion that fails to occur

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

dud; misfire

Hypernyms ("misfire" is a kind of...):

breakdown; equipment failure (a cessation of normal operation)

Derivation:

misfire (fail to fire or detonate)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A failure to hit (or meet or find etc)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

misfire; miss

Hypernyms ("misfire" is a kind of...):

failure (an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose)


MISFIRE (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they misfire  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it misfires  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: misfired  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: misfired  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: misfiring  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Fail to fire or detonate

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Context example:

The guns misfired

Hypernyms (to "misfire" is one way to...):

break; break down; conk out; die; fail; give out; give way; go; go bad (stop operating or functioning)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

misfire (an explosion that fails to occur)


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