miskick

English edit

Etymology edit

mis- +‎ kick

Pronunciation edit

(verb) IPA^(key): /mɪsˈkɪk/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
(noun) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪskɪk/
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Noun edit

miskick (plural miskicks)

(sports) A bad kick.
The shot went wide of a post after a miskick from Sayers.

Verb edit

miskick (third-person singular simple present miskicks, present participle miskicking, simple past and past participle miskicked)

(transitive) To kick incorrectly or badly.
Although Petey miskicked the ball, he still managed to score a goal.
- 2011 October 15, Owen Phillips, “Stoke 2 - 0 Fulham”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:
  Crouch had earlier hopelessly miskicked an excellent volleyed chance from eight yards out after a delightful Pennant cross.