mishold

Definitions

To hold wrongly, badly, or amiss; lose hold (of); abuse; neglect.

transitive

Examples

“Kedang while attempting to catch⟳ hold⟳ of the safe, happened to mishold and fell in the lake where she was drowned; Saika's right hand was also in the safe, but it became stuck in its lid that she could no longer pull⟳ it out again.”

“He says that wealth, along with sex and power, is the most sought after and misheld and misused by those who possess⟳ it.”

“This would help⟳ lower my anxiety and make⟳ certain that I would not mishold, or God forbid⟳, drop the precious package.”

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