mis-swing
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4ADJ.
certain, crucial
VERB + MIS-SWING
corrects
MIS-SWING + NOUN
equilibrium, man
ADV.
deliberately, then
Definitions
verb
To swing incorrectly.
And Hank taught the youngster to deliberately mis-swing at a certain pitch early in the game; later, in a decisive situation, the pitcher might give him the same pitch again, and he could slam it.
It was winter, with some snow on the ground, but we were making good progress until I mis-swung my axe, bounced it off the tree, and buried it in my leg.
noun
A botched swing
Eckhart also speaks of this happening to a man who has misstepped (vertreten, as I recall); God, then, corrects the mis-swing of the man and brings him back to the Tao or Logos.
So the stance was crucial, because a mis-swing or glancing blow off the wood could veer towards a leading leg.
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6And Hank taught the youngster to deliberately mis-swing at a certain pitch early in the game; later, in a decisive situation, the pitcher might give him the same pitch again, and he could slam it.
WiktionaryIt was winter, with some snow on the ground, but we were making good progress until I mis-swung my axe, bounced it off the tree, and buried it in my leg.
WiktionaryI seen one man from the 16th nigh chop his foot off when he mis-swung his axe.
WiktionaryEckhart also speaks of this happening to a man who has misstepped (vertreten, as I recall); God, then, corrects the mis-swing of the man and brings him back to the Tao or Logos.
WiktionarySo the stance was crucial, because a mis-swing or glancing blow off the wood could veer towards a leading leg.
WiktionaryAnd to her advantage, his mis-swing upset his equilibrium, and so gains her a few seconds.
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