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misplay
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun misplay has 1 sense
- misplay(n = noun.act) error - (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed; Array is a kind of failure
Derived form verb misplay2
Verb misplay has 2 senses
- misplay(v = verb.creation) Array - play incorrectly, e.g., play a wrong note; Array is one way to play, spiel
- misplay(v = verb.competition) Array - play wrong or in an unskillful manner; Array is one way to play
Sample sentence:
They will misplay the duet
Derived form noun misplay1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
OXFORD DICTIONARY
misplay, v. & n.
--v.tr. play (a ball, card, etc.) in a wrong or ineffective manner.
--n. an instance of this.
--v.tr. play (a ball, card, etc.) in a wrong or ineffective manner.
--n. an instance of this.
THESAURUS
misplay
clerical error, corrigendum, do amiss, erratum, error, failure, fault, faute, human error, misapply, misapprehension, miscalculation, miscall, miscarriage, miscite, misconception, misconduct, miscount, misdeal, misemploy, misfield, misidentification, misjudgment, mismanage, misprint, misquotation, misquote, misread, misreport, miss, misspell, misstatement, mistake, misunderstanding, misuse, typo, typographical error
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