mishit

[mis-hit, mis-hit]

verb (used with object)

mishit, mishitting 

1. to hit (a ball) badly or incorrectly, as in tennis or cricket.

noun

1. a bad or faulty hit, as in tennis or cricket.

adjective

1. (of a ball) hit badly.

mishit

noun

1. a faulty shot or stroke

verb

1. to hit (a ball) with a faulty stroke

Word History and Origins

Origin of mishit¹

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

Example Sentences

He searched for answers to a swing that, of late, has generated too many shallow pop-ups and mishit balls.

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Murphy joked that the Brewers have a lot of short players in their lineup who “mishit the ball a lot,” taking defenders by surprise.

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There were three more false shots - any edge, play and miss or stroke mishit - to Woakes and two to Ben Stokes.

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Kisner then provided the late belly laughs with a high-handicapper mishit out of a bunker on the 14th that crashed into the flagstick and flew across the other side of the green, leading to players and fans ducking for cover.

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Kelleher twice denied Mount before tipping a mishit Rashford effort over.

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