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off drive

off drive noun: a type of batsman's shot played by swinging the bat vertically and hitting the ball along the ground in the direction of mid off.

Noun

off drive (plural off drives)

  1. A type of batsman's shot played by swinging the bat vertically and hitting the ball along the ground in the direction of mid off.

Verb

off drive (third-person singular simple present off drives, present participle off driving, simple past off drove, past participle off driven)

  1. To play such a shot.

Forms of off drive

Noun
pluraloff drives
alternative formoff-drive
Verb
third-person singular presentoff drives
present participleoff driving
pastoff drove
past participleoff driven

Questions about off drive

What does off drive mean?
Off drive means a type of batsman's shot played by swinging the bat vertically and hitting the ball along the ground in the direction of mid off.
What part of speech is off drive?
Off drive can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of off drive?
The plural of off drive is off drives.

Words near off drive in the dictionary

  1. off course
  2. off cutter
  3. off cutters
  4. off day
  5. off days
  6. off drive
  7. off drives
  8. off duty
  9. off guard
  10. off keel
  11. off kilter

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