Read the dictionary definition of backfire. All definitions for this word.
1. a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
2. a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path
3. a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
4. the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
5. set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire
6. emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire
1. My old car backfires all the time
7. come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
1. Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble
2. the political movie backlashed on the Democrats
