'Miscarry' definitions:
Definition of 'miscarry'
(from WordNet)
verb
Be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably" [syn: fail, go wrong, miscarry] [ant: bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed, win]
verb
Suffer a miscarriage [ant: carry to term]
Definition of 'Miscarry'
From: GCIDE
- Miscarry \Mis*car"ry\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Miscarried; p. pr. & vb. n. Miscarrying.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To carry, or go, wrong; to fail of reaching a destination, or fail of the intended effect; to be unsuccessful; to suffer defeat. [1913 Webster]
- My ships have all miscarried. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- The cardinal's letters to the pope miscarried. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To bring forth young before the time they are viable; to have a spontaneous abortion. [1913 Webster +PJC]
Synonyms of 'miscarry'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abort,
- break down,
- come to grief,
- die,
- fail,
- fall through,
- flop,
- founder,
- go amiss,
- go astray,
- go awry,
- go wrong,
- misfire,
- miss,
- miss out,
- miss stays,
- miss the boat,
- miss the mark,
- perish