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Definition of Misfire
1. Verb. Fail to fire or detonate. "The guns misfired"
2. Noun. An explosion that fails to occur.
3. Noun. A failure to hit (or meet or find etc).
Definition of Misfire
1. Noun. An act of misfiring. ¹
2. Verb. (context: of a firearm) To fail to discharge properly ¹
3. Verb. (context: of an engine) To fail to ignite in the proper sequence ¹
4. Verb. (context: of a plan) To fail to achieve the anticipated result ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Misfire
1. to fail to fire [v -FIRED, -FIRING, -FIRES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Misfire
Literary usage of Misfire
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Universal Magazine (1795)
"... where are called Го. I only wifh that ih •>• rugir.ation, and I am misfire!.
Me- all in my power to avoid their being ал±ц* fee wh.it that tells them. ..."
2. A Ride Through the Disturbed Districts of New Zealand: Together with Some by Herbert George Philip Meade, Robert Henry Meade (1871)
"... A misfire — Submission of the native chiefs — Laws and government — Dillon
Bay — Erromango — Mr. Henry, the sandal-wood trader — Murder of Fletcher ..."
3. Rock Excavating and Blasting by John Joseph Cosgrove (1913)
"In case of a misfire or an apparent misfire, do not be in a hurry to ... In case
the charge has missed fire, don't bore, drill or pick out the misfire shot. ..."
4. Rock Excavating and Blasting by John Joseph Cosgrove (1913)
"In case of a misfire or an apparent misfire, do not be in a hurry to ... In case
the charge has missed fire, don't bore, drill or pick out the misfire shot. ..."
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