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miscarry

mis·car·ry

miscarry

 
pronunciation:
mIs kae ri [or] mIs kae ri
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Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: intransitive verb
inflections: miscarries, miscarrying, miscarried
definition 1: to be unsuccessful or fail; go wrong.
The plan to take over the company miscarried.
similar words:
abort, come to grief, fail, go wrong
definition 2: to expel a fetus prematurely; have a miscarriage.
similar words:
abort
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