miscarry | ||
1. | [ verb ] be unsuccessful | |
Synonyms: | fail go_wrong | |
Examples: | "Where do today's public schools fail?" "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably" |
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Related terms: | succeed miss miss fall overreach botch strike_out fall_through take_it_on_the_chin shipwreck failure failure miscarriage | |
2. | [ verb ] suffer a miscarriage | |
Related terms: | carry_to_term abort spontaneous_abortion | |
Similar spelling: |
micro |