Definition of Backfire
Backfire
back·fire
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
To have an unintended and opposite effect.
e.g. The company's new marketing strategy backfired, causing a decline in sales.
(noun)
a loud noise caused by the explosion of a fuel mixture in a cylinder of an internal combustion engine;
e.g. The backfire of the truck left a trail of black smoke in its wake.
(noun)
A fire set to a strip of land ahead of a forest or grass fire intended to burn off any material that could fuel the incoming fire and stop it in its tracks.
e.g. They attempted to create a backfire that would slow the fire from eating up the forest enough for the firefighters to completely douse the flames.
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