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Miscarry — Mis*car ry, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Miscarried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Miscarrying}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To carry, or go, wrong; to fail of reaching a destination, or fail of the intended effect; to be unsuccessful; to suffer defeat. [1913 Webster] My… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
miscarry — index fail (lose) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
miscarry — (v.) c.1300, go astray; mid 14c., come to harm, perish; of persons, to die, of objects, to be lost or destroyed, from MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) wrongly + caryen to carry (see CARRY (Cf. carry) (v.)). Meaning deliver unviable fetus first recorded 1520s;… … Etymology dictionary
miscarry — ► VERB (miscarries, miscarried) 1) have a miscarriage. 2) (of a plan) fail … English terms dictionary
miscarry — [mis kar′ē, mis′kar΄ē] vi. miscarried, miscarrying 1. a) to go wrong; fail: said of a plan, project, etc. b) to go astray; fail to arrive: said of mail, freight, etc. 2. to have a MISCARRIAGE (sense 3) … English World dictionary
miscarry — UK [ˌmɪsˈkærɪ] / US [mɪsˈkerɪ] verb Word forms miscarry : present tense I/you/we/they miscarry he/she/it miscarries present participle miscarrying past tense miscarried past participle miscarried a) [intransitive/transitive] to give birth to a… … English dictionary
miscarry — [[t]mɪ̱skæ̱ri, kæri[/t]] miscarries, miscarrying, miscarried VERB If a woman miscarries, she has a miscarriage. Many women who miscarry eventually have healthy babies. [Also V n] … English dictionary
miscarry — verb 1) the shock caused her to miscarry Syn: lose one s baby, have a miscarriage, abort, have a spontaneous abortion 2) our plan miscarried Syn: go wrong, go awry, go amiss, be unsuccessful, be ruined, fail, misfir … Thesaurus of popular words
miscarry — intransitive verb Date: 14th century 1. obsolete to come to harm 2. to suffer miscarriage of a fetus 3. to fail to achieve the intended purpose ; go wrong or amiss < the plan miscarried > 4. to fail to reach the intended destination < the letter… … New Collegiate Dictionary
miscarry — /mis kar ee/; for 1 also /mis kar ee/, v.i., miscarried, miscarrying. 1. to have a miscarriage of a fetus. 2. to fail to attain the right or desired end; be unsuccessful: The plan miscarried. 3. to go astray or be lost in transit, as a letter.… … Universalium
