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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It’s too good a gun to be thrown away; and I can say that it don’t miss fire once in ten times.

From The Tiger Hunter by Reid, Mayne

“You reckon she’ll miss fire till he’s well again?”

From The Coming of the Law by Seltzer, Charles Alden

The missionaries have assigned a very absurd reason for firelocks not being used in China; they say the dampness of the air is apt to make the flint miss fire.

From Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton by Barrow, John, Sir

Knowing, however, that the Arabs’ powder is often very bad, and that, consequently, their weapons frequently miss fire, I felt very doubtful whether such might not be the case on the present occasion.

From Saved from the Sea The Loss of the Viper, and her Crew's Saharan Adventures by Riou, Edouard

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

miss fire

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