wrongfoot
See also: wrong-foot
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wrongfoot (third-person singular simple present wrongfoots, present participle wrongfooting, simple past and past participle wrongfooted)
- (transitive, tennis) To play the ball in an unexpected direction, forcing (the opponent) to change direction suddenly.
- (transitive, by extension) To catch (someone) off balance, off guard.
- (transitive, by extension) To place (someone) at a tactical disadvantage.