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miss - a failure to hit (or meet or find etc) |
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misfire |
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failure an unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return his call"; "the mechanic's failure to check the brakes"
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Miss - a form of address for an unmarried woman |
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form of address,
title,
title of respect an established or recognized right; "a strong legal claim to the property"; "he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate"; "he staked his claim"
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| verb |
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miss - fail to reach; "The arrow missed the target" |
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collide with,
hit,
impinge on,
run into,
strike pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
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overshoot aim too high; "The plan overshoots its aim"
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undershoot shoot short of or below (a target)
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miss - be without; "This soup lacks salt"; "There is something missing in my jewelry box!" |
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lack |
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feature,
have suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis"
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want wish or demand the presence of; "I want you here at noon!"
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exclude prevent from being included or considered or accepted; "The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece"
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miss - fail to experience; "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane" |
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escape |
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avoid stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her"
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miss - feel or suffer from the lack of; "He misses his mother" |
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desire,
want feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"
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regret express with regret; "I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard"
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miss - fail to reach or get to; "She missed her train" |
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go,
locomote,
move,
travel be abolished or discarded; "These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge"
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fail,
go wrong,
miscarry get worse; "Her health is declining"
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miss - fail to attend an event or activity; "I missed the concert"; "He missed school for a week" |
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attend,
go to give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said"
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fail,
neglect get worse; "Her health is declining"
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cut,
skip grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
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miss - fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind; "I missed that remark"; "She missed his point"; "We lost part of what he said" |
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lose |
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overlook watch over; "I am overlooking her work"
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miss - be absent; "The child had been missing for a week" |