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Mishit vs Miscue - What's the difference?

mishit | miscue |

As nouns the difference between mishit and miscue

is that mishit is (sports) an incorrect or bad hit while miscue is (sports) in a cue sport, to make an error in hitting the ball with the cue.

As verbs the difference between mishit and miscue

is that mishit is to incorrectly or badly hit while miscue is (theater) to give an incorrect cue.

mishit

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (sports) An incorrect or bad hit.

    • Verb

  • To incorrectly or badly hit.
    • Although Buchemeir mishit the ball, he still managed to pocket the red.
    England added only one more run to its overnight second-innings total of 221-9 before Broad was caught by Hammer at mid-on to a mishit .

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    miscue

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (sports) In a cue sport, to make an error in hitting the ball with the cue.
  • (theater) 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.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2010 , date=December 28 , author=Owen Phillips , title=Sunderland 0 - 2 Blackpool , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Some comical defending involving two terrible clearances saw Kingson called on to block Welbeck's strike and then Evatt made amends for his shocking miscue by heading Bent's powerful follow-up over the bar.}}

    Verb

  • (theater) To give an incorrect cue.
  • to mishit, strike incorrectly.
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    • , year=2012 , date=18 April , author=Phil McNulty , title=Chelsea 1-0 Barcelona , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Fabregas was the guilty party when Chelsea had another escape soon after. Messi was the creator to set up Iniesta but when Cech could only push out his shot, the former Arsenal captain miscued his finish from eight yards.}}

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