misblow
/ˈmɪsbləʊ/
misblow noun: a blow that lands incorrectly.
Noun
misblow (plural misblows)
- A blow that lands incorrectly.
- A misblow at any point would have meant a loss of thousands of dollars; but such was the skill of the accomplished cleavers that not once did this occur.1905, Geological Survey (U.S.), The Production of Precious Stones, page 30
- "Can he have fainted from loss of blood?" said Bluff, still having in mind a picture of a woodsman who had severed an artery by a misblow of his ax.2006, Quincy Allen, The Outdoor Chums After Big Game, →ISBN, page 19
- An instance of blowing incorrectly.
- Also we changed our method of blowing to eliminate misblows.1958, Pulp and Paper Manual of Canada, page 33
- Soon it was discovered that one of the governing factors was the temperature of the pin prior to blowing. Above 220°F, the thermoplastic stuc to the pin and resulted in a misblow.1966, Technical Papers - Society of Plastics Engineers - Volume 12, page 3
Verb
misblow (third-person singular simple present misblows, present participle misblowing, simple past misblew, past participle misblown)
- To blow incorrectly.
- These requirements imply the use of a sand mixture having a sufficiently long bench life without tendency to crusting in order to avoid misblowing, machine downtime and the cleaning out of the blowhead and blowing holes.1967, The British Foundryman - Volume 60, page 100
- They are also easily adversely affected by the misblowing of oxygen.1978, Toshio Nanjyo, Akinori Nakamura, Furnace wall structure capable of tolerating high heat load for use in electric arc furnace (US Patent 4,122,295)
Examples of misblow in a sentence
- Now, therefore, holding my breath in dread lest I should rouse the castle with a misblow, I began to swing and strike each blow heavier and more confident than the last.2009, Owen Rhoscomyl, The Lady of Castell March, →ISBN, page 116:
- Misblows, caused by clogged vents or by improper closure of pattern halves due to sand grains on the pattern parting lines, result in a high percentage of scrapped molds.1989, ASM Handbook Committee, Metals handbook - Volume 5, page 189:
- The sounds from Barb's clarinet began to take the shape of a melody, played quietly at first, hesitantly, with a misblown note here and there.2013, Michael Craft, Boy Toy, →ISBN:
Forms of misblow
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | misblows |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | misblows |
| present participle | misblowing |
| past | misblew |
| past participle | misblown |
Origin of misblow
From mis- + blow.
Questions about misblow
- What does misblow mean?
- Misblow means a blow that lands incorrectly.
- How do you use misblow in a sentence?
- Now, therefore, holding my breath in dread lest I should rouse the castle with a misblow, I began to swing and strike each blow heavier and more confident than the last.
- What part of speech is misblow?
- Misblow can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce misblow?
- Misblow is pronounced /ˈmɪsbləʊ/.
- What is the plural of misblow?
- The plural of misblow is misblows.
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