mis•cue
Pronunciation: (mis-ky'), [key]
— n., v., -cued, -cu•ing.
—n.
- a failure to execute a play, stroke, or maneuver properly; an error.
- a mistake.
- to make a mistake.
- to fail to answer one's cue or to answer another's cue.
—v.t.
- to give the wrong cue to.
mis•cue
Pronunciation: (mis-ky'), [key]
— n., v., -cued, -cu•ing.
—n.
- a stroke in which the cue fails to make solid contact with the cue ball.
—v.i.
- to make a miscue.
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