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misstay

misstay verb: to become caught in irons when changing tack.

Verb

misstay (third-person singular simple present misstays, present participle misstaying, simple past and past participle misstayed)

  1. To become caught in irons when changing tack.

Forms of misstay

third-person singular presentmisstays
present participlemisstaying
past participlemisstayed
pastmisstayed

Origin of misstay

From mis- + stay.

Questions about misstay

What does misstay mean?
Misstay means to become caught in irons when changing tack.
What part of speech is misstay?
Misstay is a verb.
What is the past tense of misstay?
The past tense of misstay is misstayed.

Words near misstay in the dictionary

  1. misstating
  2. misstation
  3. misstationed
  4. misstationing
  5. misstations
  6. misstay
  7. misstayed
  8. misstaying
  9. misstays
  10. missteer
  11. missteered

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