faulty stroke

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• mis-hit — Tennis, Golf, Cricket, etc. –verb (mis hit, mis hitting) –verb (t) /mɪs ˈhɪt/ (say mis hit) 1. to hit (the ball) faultily, as when batting. –verb (i) /mɪs ˈhɪt/ (say mis hit) 2. to make a faulty stroke. –noun /ˈmɪs hɪt/ ( …  

• catch a crab — phrasal 1. : to fail to raise the oar clear of the water on the recovery 2. : to miss the water completely when making a stroke with an oar * * * catch a crab (rowing) To sink the oar too deeply (or not enough) in the water and fall back in… …   Useful english dictionary

• miscue — I. noun Date: 1838 1. a faulty stroke in billiards in which the cue slips 2. mistake, slip II. intransitive verb Date: 1894 to make a miscue …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• crab — crab1 crablike, adj. /krab/, n., v., crabbed, crabbing. n. 1. any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.… …   Universalium

• catch a crab Rowing — make a faulty stroke. → crab …   English new terms dictionary

• crab — crab1 noun 1》 a crustacean, found chiefly on seashores, with a broad carapace, stalked eyes, and five pairs of legs, the first of which are modified as pincers. [Order Decapoda: many species.] 2》 (crabs) informal an infestation of crab lice. 3》 a …   English new terms dictionary

• crab — I. /kræb / (say krab) noun 1. any of the stalk eyed decapod crustaceans constituting the suborder Brachyura (true crabs) having a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen or so called tail being small and folded under the thorax. 2 …  

• catch a crab — ► catch a crab Rowing make a faulty stroke in which the oar is jammed under the water or misses the water completely. Main Entry: ↑crab …   English terms dictionary

• Crab — 1. n. 1 a any of numerous ten footed crustaceans having the first pair of legs modified as pincers. b the flesh of a crab, esp. Cancer pagurus, as food. 2 (the Crab) the zodiacal sign or constellation Cancer. 3 (in full crab louse) (often in pl.) …   Useful english dictionary

• crab — 1. n. 1 a any of numerous ten footed crustaceans having the first pair of legs modified as pincers. b the flesh of a crab, esp. Cancer pagurus, as food. 2 (the Crab) the zodiacal sign or constellation Cancer. 3 (in full crab louse) (often in pl.) …   Useful english dictionary

• speech disorder — n. any conspicuous speech imperfection, or variation from accepted speech patterns, caused either by a physical defect in the speech organs or by a mental disorder, as aphasia, stuttering, etc. * * * ▪ medicine Introduction       any of the… …   Universalium