miss

  • (noun): A failure to hit.
  • (noun): A failure to obtain or accomplish.
  • (noun): An act of avoidance (used with the verb give).
  • (noun): The situation where an item is not found in a cache and therefore needs to be explicitly loaded.
  • (verb): To fail to hit.
  • (verb): To fail to achieve or attain.
  • (verb): To avoid; to escape.
  • (verb): To become aware of the loss or absence of; to feel the want or need of, sometimes with regret.
  • (verb): To fail to understand; to have a shortcoming of perception; overlook.
  • (verb): To fail to attend.
  • (verb): To be late for something (a means of transportation, a deadline, etc.).
  • (verb): To be wanting; to lack something that should be present.
  • (verb): (said of a card) To fail to help the hand of a player.
  • (verb): To fail to score (a goal).
  • (verb): To go wrong; to err.
  • (verb): To be absent, deficient, or wanting.
  • I think I’ll give the meeting a miss.
  • I missed the target.
  • to miss an opportunity
  • The car just missed hitting a passer-by.
  • I miss you! Come home soon!