mistoss

mistoss verb: to toss incorrectly.

Verb

mistoss (third-person singular simple present mistosses, present participle mistossing, simple past and past participle mistossed)

To toss incorrectly.
- A young riveter follows a mistossed bolt into a rich girl's boudoir to prevent a fire.1980, Stanley Green, Rodgers and Hammerstein Fact Book, page 126
- I worked with absolute focus, as though mistossing one piece of brush might make the difference.1989, Miles Wilson, Line of Fall, page 70

mistoss (plural mistosses)

An instance of mistossing.
- Accused one another of intentional mistosses during live performances.2006, Mark Binelli, Sacco and Vanzetti Must Die!

The warm and limber hand that had offered nuts or berries, caught my mistossed balls, set young “Mast' Edguh” on his feet after a fall?2010, Peter Matthiessen, Shadow Country:
When she was in stretching distance of the mattress, she keeled over rigidly like a caber that had been mistossed.2012, Francesca Clementis, Big Girls Don't Cry:

Verb
third-person singular present	mistosses
present participle	mistossing
past participle	mistossed
past	mistossed
Noun
plural	mistosses

From mis- + toss.

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What does mistoss mean?: Mistoss means to toss incorrectly.
How do you use mistoss in a sentence?: The warm and limber hand that had offered nuts or berries, caught my mistossed balls, set young “Mast' Edguh” on his feet after a fall?
What part of speech is mistoss?: Mistoss can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of mistoss?: The past tense of mistoss is mistossed.

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