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breaks one's fall

breaks one's fall is the third-person singular simple present indicative of break one's fall.

Meaning of break one's fall

Verb

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

  1. To provide alleviation to prevent someone from slamming into the ground at full speed; to prevent someone from hitting the ground too hard at the end of a fall.
    • A pile of leaves broke my fall when I slipped off the roof of the shed.

Questions about breaks one's fall

What is breaks one's fall the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Breaks one's fall is the third-person singular simple present indicative of break one's fall.

Words near breaks one's fall in the dictionary

  1. breaks on the wheel
  2. breaks one off
  3. breaks one's ass
  4. breaks one's back
  5. breaks one's duck
  6. breaks one's fall
  7. breaks one's fast
  8. breaks one's lance
  9. breaks one's maiden
  10. breaks one's neck
  11. breaks one's promise

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