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Meaning of misgrip | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
mɪsˈɡɹɪp

Definitions

To grip improperly.

Examples

“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.”
“Slides that did not fit the Robot's requirements were misgripped and dropped.”
“This idea would have to wait, for in the process of turning, the staff fell from his grasp. He scrambled to grab the weapon but he ineptly misgripped and accidentally activated the trigger.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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