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to misfire
01
to fail to shoot a bullet
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
misfire
3rd person singular
misfires
Present participle
misfiring
Past simple
misfired
Past participle
misfired
02
(of a plan) to fail to have the intended result
Transitive
Examples
The marketing campaign turned out to be a misfire, generating little interest in the new product.
03
(of a vehicle or engine) to fail to ignite properly or skip a beat during operation
Examples
My car misfires occasionally, especially when it's cold outside.
Misfire
01
an explosion that fails to occur
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
misfires
02
a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
