[{"word":"misfires","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"An act of misfiring.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To fail to discharge properly.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(of an engine) To fail to ignite in the proper sequence.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(by extension) To fail to achieve the anticipated result.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"His practical joke misfired and he nearly burnt my left hand."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/misfire","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/misfires"]}]