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# firecracker

«firecracker» in Mova's school dictionary: **a small firework that explodes with a loud bang, often in…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a firecracker, firecrackers)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A firecracker is a small firework that explodes with a loud bang, often in a string of many. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firecracker/#m1)

2) (informal) A firecracker is a lively, energetic, quick-tempered person. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firecracker/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

At Chinese New Year and Diwali, people set off firecrackers to celebrate; in the USA they are popular on Independence Day. In safety lessons pupils learn: only adults should light fireworks, never pick up one that did not go off, and keep pets indoors. Phrases: set off firecrackers, a string of firecrackers, light a firecracker.

### examples

- The firecrackers went bang-bang-bang at the New Year parade. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firecracker/#x1)
- Dad lit the firecracker and stepped back. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firecracker/#x2)
- Never hold a firecracker in your hand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firecracker/#x3)
- The dog hid under the bed when the firecrackers started. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firecracker/#x4)
- Our new teacher is a real firecracker, full of energy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firecracker/#x5)
- Red paper from firecrackers covered the street. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firecracker/#x6)

### note

Countable; one word. UK children more often say "banger" or "firework". Fireworks are dangerous: burns and hearing damage happen every year. In many places it is against the law for children to buy them.

### In the corpora

- [Bored on a dark evening and egged on by older boys, he threw a firecracker at old Mrs Reid's door.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/342-breaking-things-and-hiding-the-pieces/5/)
- [A firecracker at someone's door can frighten people and pets badly and damage the house; the police can be called.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/342-breaking-things-and-hiding-the-pieces/19/)
- [Fireworks and firecrackers thrown at people or houses can cause burns, fires and great fright, especially to old people and animals.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/365-confession-prayer-and-making-amends-at-church/23/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «firecracker» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firecracker/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.