misgrip

present singular third person misgrips · participle present misgripping · participle past misgripped · past misgripped

1. To grip improperly.

   Slides that did not fit the Robot's requirements were misgripped and dropped.

   1991, Angela Milham, Viviana Bastone, Wilhelm T . Lawrence, Eduardo Zappi, “Two Years Esperience with an Automatic Coverslipper : Problems and Solutions”, in Journal of Histotechnology, volume 14, page 245

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   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.

   1981, Alexander Theroux, Darconville's Cat, page 90

   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.

   2003, Jarod Espy, Wonder Journeys Part I: Rise of a New Age, page 69

plural misgrips

1. The act of misgripping.

   A tool misgrip condition was intentionally created to verify sensor detection.

   1998, Richard B. Correll, Autonomous Tool Monitoring System for a Horizontal Machining Center

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   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.

   1991, Angela Milham, Viviana Bastone, Wilhelm T . Lawrence, Eduardo Zappi, “Two Years Esperience with an Automatic Coverslipper : Problems and Solutions”, in Journal of Histotechnology, volume 14, page 246