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To fail to hit, reach, catch, meet, or otherwise make contact with.
(verb-transitive)
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To fail to perceive, understand, or experience: completely missed the point of the film.
(verb-transitive)
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To fail to accomplish, achieve, or attain (a goal).
(verb-transitive)
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To fail to attend or perform: never missed a day of work.
(verb-transitive)
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To leave out; omit.
(verb-transitive)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.