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noun (plural mis·cues) |
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1. cue games faulty shot in billiards: in billiards, a shot that fails because the cue does not strike the cue ball properly
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2. mistake: a mistake, especially one that involves giving somebody the wrong cue to say or begin something or giving a cue at the wrong time
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verb (past and past participle mis·cued, present participle mis·cu·ing, 3rd person present singular mis·cues) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb cue games make faulty shot: in billiards, to fail to strike the cue ball properly, or to play a miscue
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2. transitive and intransitive verb miss cue: to fail to respond to a cue, to give the wrong cue for something, or to give a cue at the wrong time
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3. intransitive verb err: to make a mistake
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