n.
1.(baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed misplay v.
1.play incorrectly, e.g., play a wrong note
2.play wrong or in an unskillful manner
Idiom of the Day
go through channels or go through the proper channels
to use the proper procedures to do something (especially in a hierarchy or bureaucracy)
We must go through the proper channels to get anything done with the city.