misplay

Speech parts

1. misplay - Noun

2. misplay - Verb

Meaning

(baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed

play wrong or in an unskillful manner

play incorrectly, e.g., play a wrong note

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Synonyms

error miss erratum failure mistake fault misunderstanding misapprehension misprint corrigendum miscalculation mismanage misapply miscall misdeal

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Antonyms

fidelity fact authority understanding principle accuracy

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Hypernyms

play failure spiel

Anagrams

impalsy

Examples

However a key interception by Flacco due to a misplay on the ball by Torrey Smith essentially sealed the game in the Patriots favor to send them to the AFC Championship. Source: Internet

The two opposing players get to count their meld points and the remainder of the hand is thrown in. If either of the two nonbidders misplay, the bidder automatically makes their bid. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

misplan misplant misplate misplead mispleading misplease