单词 | miss stays |
释义 | miss1 /mis/transitive verb (or intransitive verb archaic, with of)
ORIGIN: OE missan; Du missen to miss missˈable adjective missˈing adjective
missˈingly adverb (Shakespeare) With a sense of loss missing link noun
give (something) a miss
go missing
miss fire To fail to go off or explode (cf misfire) miss oneself (Scot) To miss out on an enjoyable experience miss one's tip (slang) To fail in one's plan or attempt miss out
miss stays (nautical) To fail in going about from one tack to another miss the bus or boat (informal) To lose one's opportunity near miss see under near stay3 /stā/ (nautical)noun
To brace or support (a mast, etc) using stays intransitive verb
ORIGIN: OE staeg; cf ON stag, MLGer stach, Norw stagle wooden post staysail /stāˈsl/ noun A triangular, auxiliary fore-and-aft sail spread or set on a stay stayˈ-tackle noun Hoisting tackle hung from a ship's mainmast at short (or long) stay (of an anchor cable) taut and leading to the anchor at a steep (or acute) angle near (or at some distance away from) the bow in stays (of a sailing vessel during tacking) hanging with head to windward without moving to the opposite tack miss (or refuse) stays (of a sailing vessel) to fail in going about from one tack to another |
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