n.
1.a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
2.inadvertent incorrectness
3.a misconception resulting from incorrect information
4.(baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
5.departure from what is ethically acceptable
6.(computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer
7.part of a statement that is not correct
Idiom of the Day
play ball with (someone)
to cooperate with someone, to join in an effort with others
"If you play ball with the new manager things should go well for you."