(misfires, misfiring, misfired)
1.
If a plan misfires, it goes wrong and does not have the results that you intend it to have.
Some of their policies had misfired.
VERB: V
2.
If an engine misfires, the fuel fails to start burning when it should.
The boat's engine misfired after he tried to start it up.
VERB: V
3.
If a gun misfires, the bullet is not sent out as it should be when the gun is fired.
The gun misfired after one shot and jammed.
VERB: V