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miscue definition

mis·cue (mis′kyo̵̅o̅′; for v. mis kyo̵̅o̅′, mis′kyo̵̅o̅′)

noun

  1. Billiards a faulty shot in which the tip of the cue slips off the ball
  2. Informal a mistake; error

intransitive verb miscued -·cued′, miscuing -·cu′·ing

  1. to make a miscue
  2. Theater to miss one's cue or answer the wrong cue

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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