verb
- past tense of misthrow; threw badly or inaccurately
Usage: past tense
Examples
- The quarterback misthrew the ball and it sailed over the receiver’s head.
- She misthrew the dart and it hit the wall instead of the board.
- He misthrew the basketball and it bounced off the rim.
- The pitcher misthrew the fastball, sending it wide of home plate.
- During practice, the player misthrew several passes in a row.
- The child misthrew the ball to her friend and had to chase after it.