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miss

/mɪs/
noun
  1. A failure to hit.

  2. A failure to obtain or accomplish.

  3. An act of avoidance (used with the verb give).

    "I think I’ll give the meeting a miss."

verb
  1. To fail to hit.

    "I missed the target."

  2. To fail to achieve or attain.

    "to miss an opportunity"

  3. To avoid; to escape.

    "The car just missed hitting a passer-by."

Antonymscollide, hit, impinge, run into, strike, feature

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