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| backfire |
to emit a loud noise as the result of inefficient functioning of the engine of a car or other internal-combustion vehicle. [2/4 definitions] |
| clunky |
functioning in an awkward or slow and inefficient manner. [1/2 definitions] |
| foul up |
by improper, inept, or malicious behavior, to cause (someone or something) to be confused, distressed, or inefficient. [1/2 definitions] |
| ineffective |
not capable of producing or achieving the desired effect; incapable or inefficient. [1/2 definitions] |
| inefficiency |
the state or quality of being inefficient. [2 definitions] |
| mishandle |
to deal with in an inefficient or unsatisfactory way; mismanage. [1/2 definitions] |
| pump1 |
of cells, to move (molecules or ions) in an energy-inefficient direction. [1/12 definitions] |
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