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miss
/mɪs/
noun
A failure to hit.
A failure to obtain or accomplish.
An act of avoidance (used with the verb give).
"I think I’ll give the meeting a miss."
verb
To fail to hit.
"I missed the target."
To fail to achieve or attain.
"to miss an opportunity"
To avoid; to escape.
"The car just missed hitting a passer-by."
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