Mishold
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A wrong, bad, or faulty hold. uncountable
"There was no indecision, no mishold, no stone dislodged, and he possessed such marvellous breathing power, that on reaching a fair foothold he promptly turned and began to haul at the rope without pause or hesitation."
- 1 To hold wrongly, badly, or amiss; lose hold (of); abuse; neglect. transitive
"Kedang while attempting to catch hold of the safe, happened to mishold and fell in the lake where she was drowned; Saika's right hand was also in the safe, but it became stuck in its lid that she could no longer pull it out again."
Example
More examples"Kedang while attempting to catch hold of the safe, happened to mishold and fell in the lake where she was drowned; Saika's right hand was also in the safe, but it became stuck in its lid that she could no longer pull it out again."
Etymology
From Middle English misholden, from Old English mishealdan (“not to keep, to neglect, be careless”), equivalent to mis- + hold.
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