backfire in Konkani कोंकणी
backfire in English
- backfire⇄backfire, noun, verb, -fired,-firing.
- backfire⇄noun 1. an explosion of gas occurring at the wrong time or in the wrong place in an internal-combustion engine:
a. an explosion in the intake or exhaust, resulting from unburned fuel in the exhaust, or slow-burning fuel in the cylinder causing the - backfire⇄v.i. 1. (of gas) to explode at the wrong time or in the wrong place.
2. to have a result opposite to the expected result.
Ex. His scheme backfired, and instead of getting rich he lost all his money.
3. (U.S.) to use a backfire in fire