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balled off

balled off is the simple past and past participle of ball off.

Meaning of ball off

Verb

ball off (third-person singular simple present balls off, present participle balling off, simple past and past participle balled off)

  1. (dated, slang) To depart, especially quickly; to hurry away; to leave at a particular speed.
    • The ship balled off at 12 knots.
  2. (archaic) To spin rope-yarns into balls, in preparation for making spun yarn.

Questions about balled off

What is balled off the simple past and past participle of?
Balled off is the simple past and past participle of ball off.

Words near balled off in the dictionary

  1. ballean
  2. balleans
  3. balled
  4. balled down
  5. balled it off
  6. balled off
  7. balled out
  8. balled up
  9. Balleine
  10. Balleisen
  11. Ballendella

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