Backfired

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  • v. Simple past tense and past participle of backfire.
    • Word Usage
    "But the move again backfired as Rolen smashed the reliever's second pitch over the left field wall for just his second hit in 17 at-bats."
    Equivalent
    back fire    back-fire   
    Verb Form
    backfired    backfires    backfiring   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    resound    make noise    noise    hap    take place   
    Variant
    knock    ping   
     
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