definition of miss

miss
v. missed, miss·ing, miss·es
v.tr.
1. To fail to hit, reach, catch, meet, or otherwise make contact with.
2. To fail to perceive, understand, or experience: completely missed the point of the film.
3. To fail to accomplish, achieve, or attain (a goal).
4. To fail to attend or perform: never missed a day of work.
5.
a. To leave out; omit.
b. To let go by; let slip: miss a chance.
6. To escape or avoid: narrowly missed crashing into the tree.
7. To discover the absence or loss of: I missed my book after getting off the bus.
8. To feel the lack or loss of: Do you miss your family?
v.intr.
1. To fail to hit or otherwise make contact with something: fired the final shot and missed again.
2.
a. To be unsuccessful; fail.
b. To misfire, as an internal-combustion engine.
n.
1. A failure to hit, succeed, or find.
2. The misfiring of an engine.