miskick
English
Etymology
mis- + kick
Noun
miskick (plural miskicks)
- (sports) A bad kick.
- The shot went wide of a post after a miskick from Sayers.
Verb
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:
- Crouch had earlier hopelessly miskicked an excellent volleyed chance from eight yards out after a delightful Pennant cross.