misgrip
/mɪsˈɡɹɪp/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To grip improperly.
noun
The act of misgripping.
Example Sentences
- "It was a revelation of sorts, those, of course, that could be read, for there were a few specimens of the hook-and-butt-joint variety which looked as though they'd been written with a spitsticker misgripped between two non-opposable toes."
- "Slides that did not fit the Robot's requirements were misgripped and dropped."
- "This idea would have to wait, for in the process of turning, the staff fell from his grasp. He scrambled to grab the weapon but he ineptly misgripped and accidentally activated the trigger."
- "A very important factor in preventing slide misgrips and droppings was found to be steady cleaning the Robot's exposed parts from mountant or glass debris accumulated during the operation."
- "A tool misgrip condition was intentionally created to verify sensor detection."