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mischecked

mischecked is the simple past and past participle of mischeck.

Meaning of mischeck

Verb

mischeck (third-person singular simple present mischecks, present participle mischecking, simple past and past participle mischecked)

  1. To enter a check mark inaccurately.
    • Naturally, especially when they first join the Knighthood, some children who have always been careless about the truth will continue to be so and will mischeck their charts.1925, National Parent-teacher - Volume 20, page 660
  2. To fail to inspect accurately.
    • This is the second squadron pay roll you've mischecked today.1944, Story - Volumes 25-26, page 72
  3. To incorrectly mark an item when it is checked so that it does not go to the right place or is not returned to the correct person.
    • Suspicions were excited by our baggage, especially one, a strange trunk, mischecked as Mrs. Numan, at Macon.1869, John Simpson Wilson, The Dead of the Synod of Georgia, page 366

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Questions about mischecked

What is mischecked the simple past and past participle of?
Mischecked is the simple past and past participle of mischeck.

Words near mischecked in the dictionary

  1. mischarged
  2. mischarges
  3. mischarging
  4. mischargings
  5. mischeck
  6. mischecked
  7. mischecking
  8. mischecks
  9. Mischel
  10. Mischels
  11. mischevious

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