backfire (n)

n07408621

type n
lex_filenum 11
def a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
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Hypernym explosion, detonation, blowup
Derivationally related form backfire → backfire
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Hyponym explosion, detonation, blowup
Derivationally related form backfire → backfire

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