Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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backfire | Yes | No | Yes | No |
pass | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
backfire (noun) | pass (noun) |
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a miscalculation that recoils on its maker | (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team |
a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine | a usually brief attempt |
the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired | (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate |
a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path | (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls |
success in satisfying a test or requirement | |
a flight or run by an aircraft over a target | |
a permit to enter or leave a military installation | |
any authorization to pass or go somewhere | |
an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent | |
a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions | |
a complimentary ticket | |
a difficult juncture | |
one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer) | |
the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks | |
a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs | |
(military) a written leave of absence |
backfire (adjective) | pass (adjective) |
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of advancing the ball by throwing it |
backfire (verb) | pass (verb) |
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set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire | eliminate from the body |
emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire | come to pass |
come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect | disappear gradually |
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life | |
grant authorization or clearance for | |
transmit information | |
pass over, across, or through | |
go across or through | |
travel past | |
pass into a specified state or condition; sink into | |
for time to move forward | |
cause to pass | |
move past | |
place into the hands or custody of | |
throw (a ball) to another player | |
transfer to another; of rights or property | |
be inherited by | |
make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation | |
go unchallenged; be approved | |
accept or judge as acceptable | |
go successfully through a test or a selection process | |
allow to go without comment or censure | |
use up a period of time in a specific way | |
be superior or better than some standard | |
stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point |