English Explanatory Dictionary

misrun

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A casting that does not completely fill the mold, leaving unfilled spaces.
  2. A failed test of oil or gas drilling equipment.
verb
  1. To run incompetently; mismanage.
  2. To result in a misrun.
  3. To run badly or off-course.

Word forms

misrun misruns misrunning misran

Etymology

From mis- + run.

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