go on vs backfire

backfire vs go on

go on is not a noun while backfire is a noun.

go on and backfire both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
go on	No	No	Yes	No
backfire	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, backfire is a hyponym of go on; that is, backfire is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than go on:

go on: come to pass
backfire: come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect

Other hyponyms of go on include break, develop, recrudesce, arise, come up, result, intervene, transpire, give, supervene, go, proceed, come, fall, anticipate, develop, recur, repeat, come off, go off, go over, come around, roll around, happen, materialise, materialize, bechance, befall, happen, bechance, befall, betide, coincide, concur, backlash, recoil, chance, break, fall, shine, strike, turn out, contemporise, contemporize, synchronise, synchronize.

go on (noun)	backfire (noun)
	a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
	a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
	the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
	a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path

go on (verb)	backfire (verb)
come to pass	set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire
continue talking	emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire
start running, functioning, or operating	come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
continue a certain state, condition, or activity

Difference between go on and backfire

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