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misfire

/ misfire /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an explosion that fails to occur
Type of:
breakdown equipment failure
verb Sense 2
fail to fire or detonate
"The guns misfired"
Type of:
fail go bad give way
Derived:
dud
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
noun Sense 3
a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
Type of:
failure
Derived:
miss
Semantic Complexity
34%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
8
Times Searched
3
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breakdown equipment failure fail go bad give way failure