hap vs backfire

backfire vs hap

hap and backfire both are nouns.

hap and backfire both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of hap 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.

hap (noun)	backfire (noun)
an accidental happening	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

hap (verb)	backfire (verb)
come to pass	set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire
	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 hap and backfire

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