backfire vs noise

noise vs backfire

backfire and noise both are nouns.

backfire and noise both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
backfire	Yes	No	Yes	No
noise	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, noise is a hypernym of backfire; that is, noise is a word with a broader meaning than backfire:

backfire: emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire
noise: emit a noise

Other hypernyms of backfire include make noise, resound.

backfire (noun)	noise (noun)
a miscalculation that recoils on its maker	the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan
a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine	incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks
the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired	the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience
a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path	a loud outcry of protest or complaint
	sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
	electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication

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

Difference between backfire and noise

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