Definition of "mislay" [mis•lay]

• To put in a place that is afterward forgotten: I have mislaid my hat. (verb-transitive)
• To place or put down incorrectly: They mislaid the linoleum. (verb-transitive)

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• "As Cameron cheerfully admitted, he's lost a minister (David Laws) and an adviser (Lord Young), been forced to cancel that Thai holiday and to "mislay" his personal photographer."
• "I don't know if it's just a phase, or separation related, but as we walk to school, or around the neighbourhood at the weekend, they both hold on for dear life, as if they might mislay me somewhere between the supermarket and the house."
• "I suspect that when other people mislay things they make sure that your husband doesn't find out, but you can't."