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misfire(dictionary)

misfire (oh)



if a plan or joke misfires, it goes wrong and does not have the result that you intended
-see also backfire backfire
::His attempt at a joke misfired.
::I was worried that the plan might misfire.
if an engine misfires, the petrol mixture does not burn at the right time
if a gun misfires, the bullet does not come out