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MISPLAY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed

Synonyms:

error; misplay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("misplay" is a kind of...):

failure (an act that fails)

Domain category:

ball; baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)

Derivation:

misplay (play wrong or in an unskillful manner)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Play wrong or in an unskillful manner

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "misplay" is one way to...):

play (participate in games or sport)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

misplay ((baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Play incorrectly, e.g., play a wrong note

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "misplay" is one way to...):

play; spiel (replay (as a melody))

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They will misplay the duet

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