~ 1
■ verb
1》 fail to hit, reach, or come into contact with.
2》 fail to notice, hear, or understand.
↘fail to attend, watch, or participate in.
↘be too late to catch (a passenger vehicle).
↘avoid or escape.
3》 ( ~ someone/something out ) Brit. fail to include; omit.
4》 notice the loss or absence of.
↘feel regret or sadness at the absence of.
5》 (of an engine or vehicle) misfire.
■ noun an instance of ~ing something.
↘a record or film that is unsuccessful.
Phrases
give something a ~ Brit. informal decide not to do or have something.
~ the boat (or bus ) informal be too slow to take advantage of something.
not ~ a trick informal never fail to take advantage of a situation.
Derivatives
~able adjective
Origin
OE ~an , of Gmc origin.
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~ 2
■ noun
1》 ( Miss ) a title prefixed to the name of an unmarried woman or girl.
↘the title of a beauty queen: Miss World.
↘used to address a female shop assistant, teacher, etc.
2》 a girl or young woman, especially one regarded as silly.
Derivatives
~ish adjective
Origin
C17: abbrev. of mistress .
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~ 3
■ noun informal a miscarriage.