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misran

misran is the simple past of misrun.

Meaning of misrun

Verb

misrun (third-person singular simple present misruns, present participle misrunning, simple past misran, past participle misrun)

  1. To run incompetently; mismanage.
    • The men who are misrunning the Peace show are the same political muddlers who misran the war show.1920, Cosmo Hamilton, The Blue Room, page 239
  2. To result in a misrun.
    • One set of bars misran, while others showed a coarsely crystalline structure, which is more often due to too hot pouring than to any other .1913, Transactions of the American Institute of Metals - Volume 6
  3. To run badly or off-course.
    • In the frustrate strife Of the vanquisht life, On the course misrun To the goal unwon By the faith, self-cheated Of the deed defeated, To claim our home.1868, Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton Earl of Lytton, Chronicles and Characters - Volume 1, page 90

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What is misran the simple past of?
Misran is the simple past of misrun.

Words near misran in the dictionary

  1. misracing
  2. misraise
  3. misraised
  4. misraises
  5. misraising
  6. misran
  7. misrang
  8. misrank
  9. misranked
  10. misranking
  11. misranks

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