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break one off

break one off verb: to throw a curve ball.

Verb

break one off (third-person singular simple present breaks one off, present participle breaking one off, simple past broke one off, past participle broken one off)

  1. (dated, slang) To throw a curve ball.

Forms of break one off

third-person singular presentbreaks one off
present participlebreaking one off
pastbroke one off
past participlebroken one off

Questions about break one off

What does break one off mean?
Break one off means to throw a curve ball.
What part of speech is break one off?
Break one off is a verb.
What is the past tense of break one off?
The past tense of break one off is broke one off.

Words near break one off in the dictionary

  1. break of day
  2. break of gauge
  3. break off
  4. break on
  5. break on the wheel
  6. break one off
  7. break one's arm patting oneself on the back
  8. break one's ass
  9. break one's back
  10. break one's balls
  11. break one's chops

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