intransitive. To meet with mishap or misfortune, come to grief; = mishap, v. 2. Obsolete.

intransitive. Of an event, impersonal, or with non-referential it as subject: to happen unfortunately; to occur by misfortune, to miscarry…

intransitive. To have bad luck or misfortune.

To meet with bad fortune. Obsolete. rare.

transitive (impersonal) and intransitive = misbefall, v. 2.

intransitive. To suffer misfortune, come to grief. Obsolete.

intransitive. Of a person: to suffer misfortune, come to grief. Obsolete.

intransitive. To come to grief, miscarry.

intransitive. Of a person: to come to grief or harm.

transitive. To come from or escape (a person) sinfully.

transitive (in passive). To cause to be unfortunate; to bring bad luck to (a person). Obsolete.

In various phrases designating the action of coming to grief or suffering some misfortune, as to come home by unhappiness. Also allusively with…

intransitive. To meet with misfortune, miscarry.

To suffer some mishap or reverse; spec. to be wounded; to get killed, to die; (of an airman) to be shot down. Frequently with it.

intransitive. To fall on to the buttocks; to make a pratfall or series of pratfalls. Also figurative.

transitive. To make a schlimazel of (a person). See schlimazel, n.