Definitions for misplays

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misplays mis·play

Spelling: [noun mis-pley, mis-pley; verb mis- Misplays is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 292 anagrams from letters in misplays (ailmpssy).

Definitions for misplays

noun

1. a wrong or bad play.
2. a play prohibited by the rules.
3. a wrong or bad play.
4. a play prohibited by the rules.

verb (used with object)

1. to make an error or incorrect play on or with; play wrongly:
2. to make a play on or with (a card, chess piece, etc.) prohibited by the rules.
3. to make an error or incorrect play on or with; play wrongly:
4. to make a play on or with (a card, chess piece, etc.) prohibited by the rules.

Origin of misplays

An Americanism dating back to 1865-70; mis-¹ + play

Examples for misplays

Miss Erskine fidgeted in her seat, gave half smothered exclamations, looked at him appealingly at every misplay.

His misplay had taken his nerve, and for a while he went thoroughly to pieces.

A year later and he had learned that a misplay, even though it lose the game for your side, may in time be lived down.

It was too good an opportunity to get a hold over the boy for Agno to misplay it.

We lost at least fifty thousand dollars that afternoon by that one misplay.

This case is excluded from the definition of misplay, and the penalty exacted is less.

If the coach counselled that misplay, his counsel was an error.

Miss Erskine fidgeted in her seat, gave half smothered exclamations, looked at him appealingly at every misplay.

His misplay had taken his nerve, and for a while he went thoroughly to pieces.

We lost at least fifty thousand dollars that afternoon by that one misplay.

If the coach counselled that misplay, his counsel was an error.

This case is excluded from the definition of misplay, and the penalty exacted is less.

It was too good an opportunity to get a hold over the boy for Agno to misplay it.

A year later and he had learned that a misplay, even though it lose the game for your side, may in time be lived down.