miscue vs scuff

miscue

verb
  • to mishit, strike incorrectly. 

  • To give an incorrect cue. 

noun
  • In a cue sport, an error in hitting the ball with the cue. 

  • The act of missing one's cue or of responding to a cue intended for another actor. 

  • A miss of the object one intended to hit. 

scuff

verb
  • To mishit (a shot on a ball) due to poor contact with the ball. 

  • To hit lightly, to brush against. 

  • To scrape and roughen the surface of (shoes, etc.) 

  • To scrape the feet while walking. 

noun
  • A mark left by scuffing or scraping. 

  • A scurf; a scale. 

  • The back part of the neck; the scruff. 

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