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to misfire
01
to fail to shoot a bullet
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
misfire
3rd person singular
misfires
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
Plural form
misfires
02
a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
