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backfire

verbid 1862·updated Jun 3, 2026
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to set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire

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Variants

synonym
backlashrecoil
pasttense
backfired
presentparticiple
backfiring
thirdpersonsingular
backfires
pastparticiple
backfired

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
to set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire
§2
to emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire
§3
to come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect

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