misplay

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Do they see that based on how we are playing, someone is going to misplay soon?

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Quick take

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

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of misplay gathered in one view.

noun

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

verb

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

verb

play wrong or in an unskillful manner

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for misplay.

noun

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

verb

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

verb

play wrong or in an unskillful manner

Example sentences

Do they see that based on how we are playing, someone is going to misplay soon?

How much credibilty does that gain him with his generals, and how did Trump misplay that exactly?

The email was definitely a misplay, but the manager response was also pretty rough.

They were counting on me to anticipate that the mislead person was now very likely to waste that valuable card & realize that I could only reasonably avert that misplay by playing a blue 4, which is how I came to realize that I must be holding a blue 4.

One fairly effective model is anarchy - a group of experienced members that understand each other quite well, are are all very capable on their own, and all "find content" often and make the others aware of it without asking for permission or making excuse for misplays.