To fail of hitting, reaching, getting, finding, seeing, hearing, etc.; as, to miss the mark one shoots at; to miss the train by being late; to miss opportunites of getting knowledge; to miss the point or meaning of something said.
To omit; to fail to have or to do; to get without; to dispense with; -- now seldom applied to persons.
To fail to hit; to fly wide; to deviate from the true direction.
To fail to obtain, learn, or find; -- with of.
The act of missing; failure to hit, reach, find, obtain, etc.
To add to Wicked Wille's answer. The miss rule was introduced to eradicate a "professional" foul, where the snookered player could purposely play a poor attempt at hitting the ball on and leave the white in an unfavourable position ... read more ... Top definition out of 2. Read all definitions Usefulness: N/A(0 ratings) by Tuckstar () Rate It! this definition is ... useful somewhat useful incorrect spam / offensive
When no pins are knocked down on a single shot.
a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind; "I missed that remark"; "She missed his point"; "We lost part of what he said"
fail to attend an event or activity; "I missed the concert"; "He missed school for a week"
fail to reach or get to; "She missed her train"
fail to reach; "The arrow missed the target"
fail to experience; "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane"
a hit, shield hit is a hit, hit is a severe hit, severe hit is a deadly hit and deadly hit will kill instantly regardless of amount of damage
To not hit cards that you are looking for. i.e. if you are trying for a straight draw and need a 7 and you do not get one, then you have missed.
To fail to get a drawing hand on the final deal
The incorrect guessing of a target in an ESP test.
A choice that proves incorrect.
A miss will be called if it is deemed that a fouling player has not made a good enough attempt at the shot. This gives his opponent the option to have the balls replaced as they were and have the fouling player take his shot again. The applied interpretation of the rule has proved controversial.
When player fails to knock an object marble from the ring.
A miss will be called if a player does not hit the ball on first and is deemed by the referee to not have made a good enough attempt at the shot. This gives his opponent the option to have the balls replaced as they were and have the fouling player take his shot again. The applied interpretation of the rule has proved controversial.
A failed spare. Also known as blow or error.
In snooker, a miss will be called if a player does not hit the 'ball on' first and is deemed by the referee to not have made a good enough attempt at the shot. This gives his opponent the option to have the balls replaced as they were and have the fouling player take his shot again. The rules does not apply when either player requires snookers.