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  Miscarry \Mis*car"ry\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Miscarried; p. pr.
     & vb. n. Miscarrying.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To carry, or go, wrong; to fail of reaching a destination,
        or fail of the intended effect; to be unsuccessful; to
        suffer defeat.
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              My ships have all miscarried.         --Shak.
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              The cardinal's letters to the pope miscarried.
                                                    --Shak.
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     2. To bring forth young before the time they are viable; to
        have a spontaneous abortion.
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  miscarry
      v 1: be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?";
           "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably" [syn:
           fail, go wrong, miscarry] [ant: bring home the
           bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed,
           win]
      2: suffer a miscarriage [ant: carry to term]

  19 Moby Thesaurus words for "miscarry":
     abort, break down, come to grief, die, fail, fall through, flop,
     founder, go amiss, go astray, go awry, go wrong, misfire, miss,
     miss out, miss stays, miss the boat, miss the mark, perish