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Thesaurus: backfired

v come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect v emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire v set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire

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  1. v come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect v emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire v set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire