mischecking

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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