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 →

2) (informal) A firecracker is a lively, energetic, quick-tempered person. tree →

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 →
• Dad lit the firecracker and stepped back. tree →
• Never hold a firecracker in your hand. tree →
• The dog hid under the bed when the firecrackers started. tree →
• Our new teacher is a real firecracker, full of energy. tree →
• Red paper from firecrackers covered the street. tree →

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.
• A firecracker at someone's door can frighten people and pets badly and damage the house; the police can be called.
• Fireworks and firecrackers thrown at people or houses can cause burns, fires and great fright, especially to old people and animals.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «firecracker» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.