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slip of the tongue collapse: an accidental and usually trivial mistake in speaking

miscue collapse: a faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball

mistake collapse: a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"; an understanding of something that is not correct; "he wasn't going to admit his mistake"; "make no mistake about his intentions"; "there must be some misunderstanding--I don't have a sister"; identify incorrectly; "Don't mistake her for her twin sister"

oversight collapse: a mistake resulting from inattention; an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something

botch collapse: make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"

balk collapse: an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base; the area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk"

stumble collapse: make an error; "She slipped up and revealed the name"; miss a step and fall or nearly fall; "She stumbled over the tree root"; walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about"; encounter by chance; "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"

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