misfiring
present participle ofmisfire
misfire
verb[I]
uk/ˌmɪsˈfaɪər/us/ˌmɪsˈfaɪr/misfireverb[I](GUN)
If agunmisfires, thebulletfailsto come out.
Guns
- automatic
- blaster
- cannon
- cannonade
- cannonball
- cock
- go off
- gunnery
- gunpoint
- gunsmith
- kick
- machine gun
- plug
- pot
- shoot
- shootsomethingdown
- shoot up
- shooter
- sniper
- sniping
misfireverb[I](ENGINE)
When anenginemisfires, thefuelinside itstartstoburnat thewrongmoment:
There was aloudbang, like thesoundof anenginemisfiring.
Machines - not functioning
- act
- break
- brokenness
- brownout
- burn out
- conk
- conk out
- cut
- cutsomethingout
- DDoS
- defective
- dysfunction
- fritz
- idle
- incapacitate
- shot
- shudder to a haltidiom
- shutdown
- stall
- temperamentally
misfireverb[I](PLAN)
If aplanmisfires, it does not have theresultthat wasintended:
The boy'sdeathwas theresultof apracticaljokethat misfired.
Failing and doing badly
- abjectly
- at-risk
- backbencher
- balls(something)up
- be on your beam endsidiom
- blow
- blow(someone/something)up
- bomb
- fall to piecesidiom
- fight a losing battleidiom
- flog
- flog a dead horseidiom
- flop
- founder
- rebound
- rot
- running on emptyidiom
- sclerotic
- smoke
- the rot sets inidiom
Examplesofmisfiring
misfiring
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Its catastrophic effects register the inherent ability of performatives to fail and misfire, and, inmisfiring, to link up with other referents, other contents, other performances.
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Wasters consist of spindle whorls that were so damaged during manufacturing-for example, bymisfiringor by misshaping the inner hole - that they would not have been usable.
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The fact that the wires are sometimes broken, or that the insulation is knocked off, is a comparatively frequent cause ofmisfiring.
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Quite apart from the aggravation theirmisfiringcreates, it also defeats their purpose.
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If the engine is revved up with a bad or faulty sensor, it may causemisfiring, motor vibration or backfires.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Harmonics in power systems result in increased heating in the equipment and conductors,misfiringin variable speed drives, and torque pulsations in motors.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.If too many ingredients are wasted bymisfiringthe cannon, production is brought to a halt and the mini-game must be attempted again.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Misfiringcannons and barrel explosions were the main cause of losses on both sides.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Lauda soon dropped down the order with amisfiringengine and soon retired.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A touch hole lock was added to prevent accidentalmisfiringwhen the breech was open.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The source of thismisfiringmay be a result of impaired inhibitory mechanisms during muscle contraction.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It has since been postulated that the moisture from the humid weather of the day contributed to the doublemisfiring.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Enginemisfiringis prevented via variable valve lift at exhaust, which opens exhaust valves during the intake stroke, which increases engine air temperature.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The flintlock mechanism, which was prone tomisfiring, especially in wet weather, was replaced by the more reliable percussion cap.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However, if amisfiringof motor neurons occurs, causing simultaneous contraction of opposing muscles, a tear can occur.
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