miss 2

Entry Definition
(cigarette, stick, etc.) s/he, it misses hole when being inserted
s/he misses it when s/he goes to meet it (train, bus, etc.)
s/he misses h/ when s/he goes to meet h/
that was close! it just barely missed! (exclamation when something just misses happening, e.g., when narrowly missing an intended target, or when almost getting hit, as by a car)
loosening; slipping off or out; missing intended target
s/he misses when trying to insert (e.g., peg into hole, plug into socket)
s/he, it misses hole when being inserted
(shot, projectile) it is off the mark
s/he nearly cuts it but misses, the knife slipping off it
s/he misses it or loses hold of it when biting it
(woodcutter) s/he misses h/ when striking but hits h/ with handle (of ax, etc.)
(woodcutter) s/he misses it when striking but hits it with handle
(woodcutter) s/he misses with it when striking but hits its handle against intended target
(boxer) s/he misses when striking at h/ with fist but hits h/ with forearm
s/he is too late to catch it (bus, etc.)
s/he is too late to catch h/ (i.e., misses appointment with h/, etc.)
s/he hits below it (intended target), shoots below it
s/he misses with ax hitting with handle instead
s/he, it goes past the appointed cutoff, goes right by without stopping
s/he just misses getting hold of it (object just out of reach)
(marksman) s/he overshoots h/, shoots over h/ (i.e., misses h/ by shooting too high)
(marksman) s/he overshoots it, shoots over it (i.e., misses it by shooting too high)
s/he misses h/ tracks
s/he misses its tracks
s/he looks past h/, looks at h/ without seeing h/ (e.g., when looking for someone in a crowded room)