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off break

off break noun: a normal ball bowled by an off spin bowler, moving from off to leg (for a right-handed batsman).

Noun

off break (plural off breaks)

  1. A normal ball bowled by an off spin bowler, moving from off to leg (for a right-handed batsman).
    • His friend bowled an off break that was sent flying for six.
    • Bowling off breaks were a cup of tea for him.

off break meaning in Tamil

off break in Tamil

வலத்திருப்பு, வலத்திருப்பு வீச்சு

Forms of off break

pluraloff breaks

Questions about off break

What does off break mean?
Off break means a normal ball bowled by an off spin bowler, moving from off to leg (for a right-handed batsman).
What is off break in Tamil?
Off break in Tamil is வலத்திருப்பு, வலத்திருப்பு வீச்சு. See Off break meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is off break?
Off break is a noun.
What is the plural of off break?
The plural of off break is off breaks.

Words near off break in the dictionary

  1. off beats
  2. off board
  3. off book
  4. off brand
  5. off brands
  6. off break
  7. off breaks
  8. off by heart
  9. off camera
  10. off chance
  11. off chances

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Adapted from Wiktionary: off break (page history and authors); off break (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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