mis-swing
Definitions
To swing incorrectly.
Examples
“And Hank taught the youngster to deliberately mis-swing at a certain pitch early in the game; later, in a decisive situation, the pitcher might give⟳ him the same pitch again, and he could slam it.”
“It was winter, with some snow⟳ on the ground, but we were making good progress⟳ until I mis-swung my axe, bounced it off the tree, and buried it in my leg.”
“I seen one man from the 16th nigh chop his foot off when he mis-swung his axe.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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