miscarry

[ mis-kar-ee; for 1 also mis-kar-ee ]
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verb (used without object),mis·car·ried, mis·car·ry·ing.
  1. to have a miscarriage of a fetus.

  2. to fail to attain the right or desired end; be unsuccessful: The plan miscarried.

  1. to go astray or be lost in transit, as a letter.

Origin of miscarry

1
First recorded in 1275–1325, miscarry is from the Middle English word miscarien.See mis-1, carry

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British Dictionary definitions for miscarry

miscarry

/ (mɪsˈkærɪ) /


verb-ries, -rying or -ried (intr)
  1. to expel a fetus prematurely from the womb; abort

  2. to fail: all her plans miscarried

  1. British (of freight, mail, etc) to fail to reach a destination

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