miscued
Hit ball wrong
Miscued is the past tense of miscue, meaning to make an error in timing or execution.
In billiards, to miscue is to strike the cue ball badly, causing a glancing blow.
More broadly, it describes any bungled action or mistimed response: The actor miscued and entered a scene early.
He miscued the punch line and ruined the joke.
Quick liquor serving
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
- foulOffensive or illegal
- slipMinor error or misstep
- tipEnd or gratuity
chalk · english · spin · masse · jump · bank · carom · break
Wrong action or decision
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- slipMinor error or misstep
- faultImperfection or blame
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
mishap · misstep · fumble · bungle · gaffe · flub · botch · lapse
Incorrectly understood another's meaning
- misreadInterpret text incorrectly
- misinterpretedUnderstood incorrectly
- misapprehendedUnderstood incorrectly
- misconceivedPoorly thought through
mistaken · garbled · confused · muddled · misjudged · misperceived · misleading · ambiguous
shot
Quick liquor serving
tip · chalk · english · spin · masse · jump · bank · carom · break · rack
mistake
Wrong action or decision
oversight · mishap · misstep · fumble · bungle · gaffe · flub · botch · lapse · misjudgment
misconstrued
Incorrectly understood another's meaning
- misreadInterpret text incorrectly
- misinterpretedUnderstood incorrectly
- misapprehendedUnderstood incorrectly
misconceived · mistaken · garbled · confused · muddled · misjudged · misperceived · misleading · ambiguous · unclear
line
Continuous mark or queue
blocking · stage · rehearsal · flub · dialogue · script · actor · director · performance · curtain