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mis⋅play

  [n. mis-pley, mis-pley; v. mis-pley] Sports, Games.
Use misplay in a Sentence
–noun
1. a wrong or bad play.
2. a play prohibited by the rules.
–verb (used with object)
3. to make an error or incorrect play on or with; play wrongly: The catcher misplayed the ball, allowing the base runner to score.
4. to make a play on or with (a card, chess piece, etc.) prohibited by the rules.
Origin:
1865–70, Americanism; mis- 1 + play
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mis·play   (mĭs-plā', mĭs'plā')   
n.   Sports & Games
A mistaken or unskillful play.
tr.v.   (mĭs-plā') mis·played, mis·play·ing, mis·plays
To make a misplay of.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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