"misspeed" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misspeeds [present, singular, third-person], misspeeding [participle, present], missped [participle, past], missped [past]
Etymology: mis- + speed Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|speed}} mis- + speed Head templates: {{en-verb|misspeeds|misspeeding|missped}} misspeed (third-person singular simple present misspeeds, present participle misspeeding, simple past and past participle missped)
  1. To fail in an attempt to speed something along.
    Sense id: en-misspeed-en-verb-BI~F-fR9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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