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

reversed collapse: turned inside out and resewn; "the reversed collar looked as good as new"

mistreat collapse: treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"

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

misinterpretation collapse: putting the wrong interpretation on; "his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning"

disservice collapse: an act intended to help that turns out badly; "he did them a disservice"

disadvantage collapse: the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position; put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm; "This rule clearly disadvantages me"

hightail collapse: leave as fast as possible; "We hightailed it when we saw the police walking in"

third collapse: the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it; "a simple harmony written in major thirds"; following the second position in an ordering or series; "a distant third"; "he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment"; coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position; in the third place; "third we must consider unemployment"

seventh collapse: the musical interval between one note and another seven notes away from it; position seven in a countable series of things; coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position

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"

hotfoot collapse: a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it; without delay; speedily; "sent ambassadors hotfoot to the Turks"- Francis Hackett; "drove hotfoot for Boston"

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