"mis-swing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mis-swings [plural]
Etymology: From mis- + swing. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|swing}} mis- + swing Head templates: {{en-noun|head=mis-swing}} mis-swing (plural mis-swings)
  1. A botched swing
    Sense id: en-mis-swing-en-noun-e5pIJIXt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: misswing

Verb

Forms: mis-swings [present, singular, third-person], mis-swinging [participle, present], mis-swung [participle, past], mis-swung [past]
Etymology: From mis- + swing. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|swing}} mis- + swing Head templates: {{en-verb|mis-swings|mis-swinging|mis-swung|head=mis-swing}} mis-swing (third-person singular simple present mis-swings, present participle mis-swinging, simple past and past participle mis-swung)
  1. To swing incorrectly.
    Sense id: en-mis-swing-en-verb-SXo7D1d5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: misswing

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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