"misblow" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɪsbləʊ/ [noun], /mɪsˈbləʊ/ [verb] Forms: misblows [plural]
Etymology: mis- + blow Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|blow}} mis- + blow Head templates: {{en-noun}} misblow (plural misblows)
  1. A blow that lands incorrectly.
    Sense id: en-misblow-en-noun-k69RgGzx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 35 36 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 32 33 35 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 33 31 36 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 31 31 38
  2. An instance of blowing incorrectly.
    Sense id: en-misblow-en-noun-ONnNtDbV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 35 36 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 32 33 35 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 33 31 36 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 31 31 38

Verb

IPA: /ˈmɪsbləʊ/ [noun], /mɪsˈbləʊ/ [verb] Forms: misblows [present, singular, third-person], misblowing [participle, present], misblew [past], misblown [participle, past]
Etymology: mis- + blow Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|blow}} mis- + blow Head templates: {{en-verb|misblows|misblowing|misblew|misblown}} misblow (third-person singular simple present misblows, present participle misblowing, simple past misblew, past participle misblown)
  1. To blow incorrectly.
    Sense id: en-misblow-en-verb-eU7SU5M3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 35 36 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 32 33 35 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 33 31 36 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 31 31 38

Inflected forms

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