misgrip

Verb

misgrip (third-person singular simple present misgrips, present participle misgripping, simple past and past participle misgripped)

1. To grip improperly.
   • It was a revelation of sorts, those, of course, that could be read, for there were a few specimens of the hook-and-butt-joint variety which looked as though they'd been written with a spitsticker misgripped between two non-opposable toes.1981, Alexander Theroux, Darconville's Cat, page 90
   • Slides that did not fit the Robot's requirements were misgripped and dropped.1991, Angela Milham, Viviana Bastone, Wilhelm T . Lawrence, Eduardo Zappi, “Two Years Esperience with an Automatic Coverslipper : Problems and Solutions”, in Journal of Histotechnology, volume 14...

Noun

IPA/ˈmɪsɡɹɪp/

misgrip (plural misgrips)

1. The act of misgripping.
   • A very important factor in preventing slide misgrips and droppings was found to be steady cleaning the Robot's exposed parts from mountant or glass debris accumulated during the operation.1991, Angela Milham, Viviana Bastone, Wilhelm T . Lawrence, Eduardo Zappi, “Two Years Esperience with an Automatic Coverslipper : Problems and Solutions”, in Journal of Histotechnology, volume 14...
   • A tool misgrip condition was intentionally created to verify sensor detection.1998, Richard B. Correll, Autonomous Tool Monitoring System for a Horizontal Machining Center