misfire

Noun	1.	misfire - an explosion that fails to occur Synonyms: dud
	2.	misfire - a failure to hit (or meet or find etc) Synonyms: miss
Verb	1.	misfire - fail to fire or detonate; "The guns misfired"

abort, abortion, abortive attempt, blow up, come a cropper, come to nothing, dud, explode, fail, fail miserably, failure, fall through, fizz out, fizzle, fizzle out, flop, get nowhere, go amiss, go astray, go phut, go wrong, hang up, merry chase, miscarriage, miscarry, miscarrying, miss, miss out, miss stays, miss the boat, miss the mark, poop out, vain attempt, wet squib, wild-goose chase

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