broke one's fall
broke one's fall is the simple past 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)
- 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 broke one's fall
- What is broke one's fall the simple past of?
- Broke one's fall is the simple past of break one's fall.
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