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misship en · VERB

Etymology

From mis- + ship.

Meanings

  1. To ship incorrectly, such as to the wrong location or at the wrong time.
    • Agent Garretson had suggested to Yoshida that he could arrange for an IBM employee to misship a kit, and if Yoshida could find a buyer he would give Yoshida a sizable share of the profits. 1984, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Unfair Foreign Trade Practices, page 33:
    • The FBI would come, find our bundles and water them down, or misship our stuff on purpose. 2011, Sean Stewart, On the Ground:
    • Rations were coming to us direct from Pusan, but carloads of supplies from Pohang-dong, which had been delayed or misshipped, were still arriving. 2017, Cpt. John G. Westover, Combat Support in Korea:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
misshipping Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
misships Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
misshipped Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
misshipped Tense=Past lexicographic