misstay

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verb

To become caught in irons when changing tack.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

verbmisstay (third-person singular simple present misstays, present participle misstaying, simple past and past participle misstayed)

present singular third person misstays · participle present misstaying · participle past misstayed · past misstayed

  1. nauticalTo become caught in irons when changing tack.

Origin

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APA

misstay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misstay

MLA

“misstay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misstay. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misstay,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misstay.

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