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swings off

swings off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of swing off.

Meaning of swing off

Verb

swing off (third-person singular simple present swings off, present participle swinging off, simple past and past participle swung off)

  1. (intransitive) To steer one's bicycle to the side in order to allow other riders to overtake.
    • When the sleigh rider takes up chase, attack him again as soon as he's finished his effort, whether it be because he's caught the breakaway rider, has swung off for someone else to take pace, or is just plain slowing down from fatigue.1999, Ashok Kumar, Cycling, page 172

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What is swings off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Swings off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of swing off.

Words near swings off in the dictionary

  1. swings both ways
  2. swings by
  3. swings for
  4. swings for the fences
  5. swings into action
  6. swings off
  7. swings one's dick around
  8. swings out
  9. swings over
  10. swings round the circle
  11. swings that way

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