The meaning of Mislaid

verb

Let or make (something) fall vertically.

Usage examples:

The fire was caused by someone dropping a lighted cigarette

noun

A small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres to a surface.

Usage examples:

The first drops of rain splashed on the ground

verb

Let fall to the ground

verb

Fail to remember.

Usage examples:

He had forgotten his lines

verb

To be unable to remember; fail to remember

Usage examples:

[ t ] you’d better not forget your mother’s birthday., [ + (that) clause ] she forgot (that) she ha…

verb

Be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something).

Usage examples:

I've lost my appetite

verb

To not be able to find something

Usage examples:

I lost my keys somewhere in the house., two officers chased the suspect, but he turned down an alle…

verb

To no longer have something or have less of something, because it has been taken away from you, or you fail to keep it

Usage examples:

Manufacturing lost 11,000 jobs in june after several months of small increases., she was among 40 p…

verb

Put (an object) in the wrong place and so lose it temporarily.

Usage examples:

I'm sure the jewellery has just been misplaced, and not stolen

verb

To lose something, esp. temporarily, by forgetting where you put it

Usage examples:

I am always misplacing my eyeglasses.

verb

To lose something temporarily by forgetting where you have put it

Usage examples:

She misplaced her keys so often that her secretary used to carry spare ones for her.

verb

Fail to hit, reach, or come into contact with (something aimed at).

Usage examples:

A laser-guided bomb had missed its target

noun

A failure to hit, catch, or reach something.

Usage examples:

The penalty miss cost us the game

noun

A title prefixed to the name of an unmarried woman or girl, or to that of a married woman retaining her maiden name for professional purposes.

Usage examples:

Miss hazel armstrong