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miscarrying |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Miscarry \Mis*car"ry\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Miscarried}; p. pr & vb n. {Miscarrying}.] 1. To carry, or go wrong to fail of reaching a destination, or fail of the intended effect; to be unsuccessful; to suffer defeat. My ships have all miscarried. --Shak. The cardinal's letters to the pope miscarried. --Shak. 2. To bring forth young before the proper time.
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