mis|cue

mis|cue
mis|cue «mihs KYOO», noun, verb, -cued, -cu|ing.
–n.
1. a stroke in billiards or pool in which the cue slips, causing it to miss the ball or not to hit it squarely.
2. Informal, Figurative. an error; slip; mistake: »

The miscues gave the [Cincinnati] Redlegs five unearned runs (New York Times).

–v.i.
1. to make a miscue in billiards or pool.
2. Theater. to miss one's cue; respond to a wrong cue.

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