miscue

A stroke in billiards that misses or just brushes the ball because of a slip of the cue.

A mistake.

To make a miscue.

To miss a stage cue.

In billiards, an accidental slip of the cue at the moment of making a stroke, causing the tip to glance off the ball instead of striking it fairly as intended.

In billiards, to make a miscue.

In theatrical, to miss one’s cue or answer a wrong cue.

A false stroke with a billiard cue, the cue slipping from the ball struck without impelling it as desired.

To make a mistake

In a cue sport, to make an error in hitting the ball with the cue.