Miscue

Word MISCUE
Character 6
Hyphenation mis cue
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Miscue"

What do we mean by miscue?

A stroke in billiards that misses or just brushes the ball because of a slip of the cue. noun

A mistake. noun

To make a miscue. intransitive verb

To miss a stage cue. intransitive verb

In billiards, to make a miscue.

In theatrical, to miss one's cue or answer a wrong cue.

In billiards, an accidental slip of the cue at the moment of making a stroke, causing the tip to glance off the ball instead of striking it fairly as intended. noun

A false stroke with a billiard cue, the cue slipping from the ball struck without impelling it as desired. noun

To make a mistake noun

In a cue sport, to make an error in hitting the ball with the cue. noun

The act of missing one's cue or of responding to a cue intended for another actor. noun

A miss of the object one intended to hit. noun

To give an incorrect cue. verb

To mishit, strike incorrectly. verb

A faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball noun

A minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. noun

In a cue sport, an error in hitting the ball with the cue.

The act of missing one's cue or of responding to a cue intended for another actor.

A miss of the object one intended to hit.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Miscue

The word "miscue" in example sentences

The other miscue was a postgame commercial segment that went on too long for them to get an interview with Selig explaining the game's ending. ❋ Unknown (2002)

After the play, replays caught Pollard pointing himself indicating that the miscue was his fault. ❋ Unknown (2001)

If your child is reading along and makes what is called a miscue, listen for the sense of the miscue. ❋ By Teri Andrews Rinne (2008)

When you bathe your genes in an unhealthy environment, like the one created when you eat junk food, your genes "miscue" metabolic actions that can trigger disease. ❋ Unknown (2010)

My view: this kind of miscue is inevitable in the Obama Administration. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It was a costly mistake, the kind of miscue that Brady, in his four Super Bowl appearances, never made in the critical fourth-quarter situation. ❋ Marima (2010)

I remember taking little pride early in my career each time I was “the first woman who …” because I was always conscious of how many men would take any error or miscue and attribute it to all women. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Jol remarked that it had been "so easy for Arsenal in the first 25 minutes that they probably became complacent" and the visitors would have been further in front were it not for a wonderful triple stop by Stockdale, who repelled Ramsey, a miscue from Sidwell and Gervinho in short order. ❋ Unknown (2012)

� FOLKENFLIK: Schiller had her own verbal miscue yesterday. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Anyway, Fells-Danzer eventually atoned for his initial miscue by scoring two touchdowns. ❋ Steve Yanda (2010)

Missed tackles have been an issue, though Reid said Friday that the results of the plays during which Virginia defenders have missed tackles have amplified the apparent commonality of the miscue. ❋ Steve Yanda (2010)

He finished with 27 stops in a miscue-riddled 4-2 defeat. ❋ Tarik El-Bashir (2010)

Missed tackles were an issue for the Cavaliers all day, and Wallace certainly was not alone in his miscue. ❋ Steve Yanda (2010)

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