miscue

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[ mis-kyoo ]
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noun
  1. Sports. a failure to execute a play, stroke, or maneuver properly; an error.

  2. Informal. a mistake.

  1. Informal. to make a mistake.

  2. Theater. to fail to answer one's cue or to answer another's cue.

verb (used with object),mis·cued, mis·cu·ing.
  1. to give the wrong cue to.

Origin of miscue

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First recorded in 1880–85; mis-1 + cue1

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Other definitions for miscue (2 of 2)

miscue2
[ mis-kyoo ]

noun
  1. a stroke in which the cue fails to make solid contact with the cue ball.

verb (used without object),mis·cued, mis·cu·ing.
  1. to make a miscue.

Origin of miscue

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First recorded in 1870–75; mis-1 + cue2

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British Dictionary definitions for miscue

miscue

/ (ˌmɪsˈkjuː) /


noun
  1. billiards a faulty stroke in which the cue tip slips off the cue ball or misses it altogether

  2. informal a blunder or mistake

verb-cues, -cuing or -cued
  1. (intr) billiards to make a miscue

  2. (intr) theatre to fail to answer one's own cue or answer the cue of another

  1. radio to start (a record or tape) at the wrong point

  2. (intr) informal to blunder

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