To fail to hit, catch, grasp, etc.ambitransitive, physical
To avoid hitting.ambitransitive, physical
To fail to achieve or attain.transitive
To fail to experience, attend, partake, take advantage of, etc.transitive
To avoid or escape.transitive
To become aware of the loss or absence of; to feel the want or need of, sometimes with regret; to feel sadness at the absence of somebody or something.transitive
To fail to understand.transitive
To fail to notice; to have a shortcoming of perception; overlook.transitive
To be too late to connect with or meet something or someone (a means of transportation, a deadline, etc.).transitive
To be wanting; to lack something that should be present (see also adjectival missing).transitive
To spare someone of something unwanted or undesirable.slang, transitive