Miscarried

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.


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              My ships have all miscarried.         --Shak.
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              The cardinal's letters to the pope miscarried.
                                                    --Shak.
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     2. To bring forth young before the time they are viable; to
        have a spontaneous abortion.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  miscarry
       v 1: be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?";
            "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"
            [syn: {fail}, {go wrong}] [ant: {succeed}]
       2: suffer a miscarriage [ant: {carry to term}]
       [also: {miscarried}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  miscarried
       See {miscarry}