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The definition of miss

10 Definitions of: miss

1. verb, to fail to reach, hit, meet, find, or attain (some specified or implied aim, goal, target, etc)
2. verb, to fail to attend or be present for
3. verb, to fail to see, hear, understand, or perceive
4. verb, to lose, overlook, or fail to take advantage of
5. verb, to leave out; omit
6. verb, to discover or regret the loss or absence of
7. verb, to escape or avoid (something, esp a danger), usually narrowly
8. verb, miss the boat or bus to lose an opportunity
9. noun, a failure to reach, hit, meet, find, etc
10. noun, give (something) a miss to avoid (something) ▷ See also miss out
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1. noun, an unmarried woman or girl, esp a schoolgirl
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Synonyms:	failure, beat, spinster, escape, mistake, fault, error, blunder, omission, oversight	And more...

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