MISFIRE Definition & Meaning

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misfire

[ verb mis-fiuhr; noun mis-fahyuhr ]

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verb (used without object)

misfired, misfiring.

(of a rifle or gun or of a bullet or shell) to fail to fire or explode.
(of an internal-combustion engine) to fail to ignite properly or when expected.
to fail to achieve the desired result, effect, etc.:
His criticisms completely misfired.

noun

an act or instance of misfiring.

misfire

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verb

(of a firearm or its projectile) to fail to fire, explode, or ignite as or when expected
(of a motor engine or vehicle, etc) to fail to fire at the appropriate time, often causing a backfire
to fail to operate or occur as intended

noun

the act or an instance of misfiring

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of misfire¹

First recorded in 1745–55; mis- ¹ + fire

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Yamamoto misfired on a pick-off throw to third that allowed Trea Turner to score.

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The spasms are a little unexplainable, but it could just be you got so tight that your body doesn’t know what to do with it, so you’re misfiring a little bit.’”

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It’s a game of mistakes, Guerra tells his students — you’re waiting on your opponent to misfire a ball in a way that allows you to make a shot they can’t return.

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A late misfire out of touch cost them - Gael Fickou sealed it soon after - but that was a scary experience for France.

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“Obviously, there were some misfires in there,” Roberts said.

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