 misfire |
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| 1. | [ verb ] (arms) fail to fire or detonate | |
| Examples: | "The guns misfired" |
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| Related terms: | fail | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a failure to hit (or meet or find etc) | |
| Synonyms: | miss missfire | |
| Related terms: | failure miss | |
| 3. | [ noun ] an explosion that fails to occur | |
| Synonyms: | dud | |
| Related terms: | breakdown | |
| Similar spelling: |
missfire misfortune |
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