mis-hit

A form of mishit — An incorrect or bad hit.

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Meanings

verbmis-hit (third-person singular simple present mis-hits, present participle mis-hitting, simple past and past participle mis-hit)

present singular third person mis-hits · participle present mis-hitting

  1. alternativeAlternative form of mishit.
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    Gradually, though, they began to find their rhythm and – predictably – it was their two young wingers who looked like offering a way back into the game. First Markel Susaeta played a cross into Fernando Llorent but the striker mis-hit his volley just wide of the near post, then Iker Muniain, buzzing in from the left, forced Thibaut Courtois into an uncomfortable sprawling save low to his left with a 20-yard drive.

    2012 May 9, Jonathan Wilson, “Europa League: Radamel Falcao's Atlético Madrid rout Athletic Bilbao”, in the Guardian
Cite this entry
APA

mis-hit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mis-hit

MLA

“mis-hit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mis-hit. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mis-hit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mis-hit.

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