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Definitions

miss fire

VERB
miscarry
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abort fall through
STRONG
backslide blunder decline deteriorate fall fizzle flop flounder fold founder misfire miss
WEAK
back wrong horse be defeated be demoted be found lacking be in vain be ruined break down come to naught come to nothing fall flat fall short go astray go down go down swinging go downhill go up in smoke go wrong hit bottom hit the skids lose control lose out lose status meet with disaster miss the boat miss the mark play into run aground turn out badly
Antonyms
STRONG
accomplish achieve ascend build correct develop do well go up improve rise succeed

Example Sentences

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The hammer that struck this shell didn't hit true; not so far off as to miss fire, you understand, but it ain't in line exactly.

From Hidden Gold by Anthony, Wilder

"Had him going, too, when this motor of mine went back on me and started in to miss fire so often that he got away," he spluttered.

From Air Service Boys Flying for Victory or, Bombing the Last German Stronghold by Beach, Charles Amory

Now,” added the trapper, “I think I can promise you a rifle that is not likely to miss fire, and the hand of a friend that will not fail you.”

From Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora by Reid, Mayne

"That's just where you'll miss fire," the other rejoined.

From Hopalong Cassidy by Mulford, Clarence E.

Impure gasolene does not make one cylinder miss fire regularly for many revolutions and then explode once or twice with a croupy grunt.

From The Professor's Mystery by Hastings, Wells