Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Sports & Games A mistaken or unskillful play.
- v. To make a misplay of.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A wrong play.
Wiktionary
- v. To play incorrectly or poorly.
WordNet 3.0
- v. play incorrectly, e.g., play a wrong note
- n. (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
- v. play wrong or in an unskillful manner
Examples
“And while his misplay was a visible problem again, the Mets squandered this game long before the line drive sailed past him.”
“But the shortstop suggested the misplay was a symptom of a broader illness afflicting the Mets on and off the field.”
“It was too good an opportunity to get a hold over the boy for Agno to misplay it.”
“Pujols, whose misplay in the ninth inning cost his team the game, left the stadium minutes after the final out and before his clubhouse opened to the media.”
“Beware of the two-par third hole: A misplay of the plateau lay can easily kill a round.”
The Huffington Post: Fathom: Hanging Onto Summer In Wrightsville Beach, NC
“Did she lose her head or courage, or misplay her muscular part for a moment, she could be hurled a hundred feet by that giant buffet and left wrenched, helpless, and breathless to be pulped on the coral bottom and sucked out by the undertow to be battened on by the fish-sharks too cowardly to take their human meat alive.”
“Then it was Stekelenburg's turn, holding his ground after a misplay in front of the net gave the ever-potent Villa an open shot.”
“Probably their only strategic misplay on Long Island was coming into the project with a density that was significantly higher that what was zoned," said”
The Wall Street Journal: For AvalonBay, Long Island Filled With Risk, Reward
“The Port Elizabeth Sundowns won 1-0, their goal coming on a misplay by the goalkeeper, mirroring the gaffe by England's Robert Green against the U.S. the night before, and causing the Red City coach to throw his hands in the air.”
The Wall Street Journal: Africa Dispatch: Soccer Is a Goal in South Africa
“That's what she said when she apologized for her 'misplay,'" Cy muttered.”
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