verb
- to throw badly or inaccurately
Examples
- The quarterback misthrew the ball, sending it over the receiver’s head.
- She misthrew the dart and hit the wall instead of the target.
- The pitcher misthrew to first base, allowing the runner to advance.
- He misthrew the paper airplane and it crashed immediately.
- The basketball player misthrew the pass to his teammate.
- Don’t misthrow the keys or we’ll lose them in the bushes.