Miscarry

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To have a miscarriage; abort.
  • verb-intransitive. To go astray or be lost in transit, as mail or cargo.
  • verb-intransitive. To fail to attain an intended goal, as a plan or project.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To carry, or go, wrong; to fail of reaching a destination, or fail of the intended effect; to be unsuccessful; to suffer defeat.
  • verb-intransitive. To bring forth young before the time they are viable; to have a spontaneous abortion.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To fail of reaching the intended destination; go astray; be lost or carried astray in transit.
  • To go wrong; fail in object or purpose; come to naught; come to grief.
  • To suffer untimely delivery; bring forth young prematurely; give birth to a fetus which is not viable.
  • To be brought forth before the natural time, as a child.
  • To mismanage: bring to misfortune or failure.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. suffer a miscarriage
  • v. be unsuccessful
  • Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    abort   
    Cross Reference
    fail   
    Variant
    miscarried   
    Hyponym
    take it on the chin    fall flat    flop    fall through    bollocks    strikeout    muff    bollix    bodge    shipwreck   
    Form
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    end    candleholder    épée    Moroccan    amongthe    footmark    dumb-show    intangibility    doubteth    incorrupt