Usually means: Catch off guard, surprise tactically.
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We found 12 dictionaries that define the word wrong-foot:

General (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. wrong-foot: Merriam-Webster
  2. wrong-foot: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. wrong-foot, wrong-foot: Collins English Dictionary
  4. wrong-foot: Wordnik
  5. wrong-foot: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. wrong-foot: Wiktionary
  7. wrong-foot: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. wrong-foot: TheFreeDictionary.com

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. wrong-foot: Urban Dictionary

Sports (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Hickok Sports Glossaries (No longer online)

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verb:  (sports) To cause a competitor to move or put weight on the wrong foot, as by making an unexpected move.
verb:  (transitive, tennis) To play the ball in an unexpected direction, forcing (the opponent) to change direction suddenly.
verb:  (transitive, by extension) To catch (someone) off balance, off guard; to surprise.
verb:  (transitive, by extension) To place (someone) at a tactical disadvantage.

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