verb
- to drive (a vehicle) badly or incorrectly; to operate a vehicle in an unsafe or unskilled manner
- in golf, to hit (the ball) off the tee poorly or inaccurately
Usage: transitive or intransitive; informal
Usage: transitive; sports
Examples
- He misdrove on the highway and nearly caused an accident.
- She tends to misdrive in heavy traffic because she gets nervous.
- The golfer misdrove his opening shot and landed in the rough.
- If you misdrive that corner, you'll end up in the ditch.
- He misdrove the ball so badly it went out of bounds.
- Beginners often misdrive when they're learning to operate a manual transmission.