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      • The off break is the classic spinner's delivery. As well as getting a lot of spin off the surface with his off breaks, he is also drifting the ball nicely in the air. He has been dismissed by the Indian off-break bowler three times in three innings.
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      OFF BREAK | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › off-breakMeaning of off break in English - Cambridge Dictionary

    Fewer examples. The off break is the classic spinner's delivery. As well as getting a lot of spin off the surface with his off breaks, he is also drifting the ball nicely in the air. He has been dismissed by the Indian off-break bowler three times in three innings. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › break-offBREAK (SOMETHING) OFF - Cambridge English Dictionary

    BREAK (SOMETHING) OFF definition: 1. to separate a part from a larger piece, or to become separate: 2. to end a relationship: 3. to…. Learn more.

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    Example phrases and sentences showing how words might be used are given only where words with different meanings need to be constrained. For example, heelis followed by ‘I can’t walk in high heels’ – this shows that heel is limited to the idea of shoes: candidates are not expected to know other meanings, such as the part of the body.

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  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › off-break_noff-break, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

    The earliest known use of the noun off-break is in the 1860s. OED's earliest evidence for off-break is from 1866, in a paper by Walter Gregor, folklorist. off-break is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: off- prefix, break n., off adj. See etymology.

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    Examples of 'off break' in a sentence. Examples from the Collins Corpus. These examples have been automatically selected and may contain sensitive content that does not reflect the opinions or policies of Collins, or its parent company HarperCollins. We welcome feedback: report an example sentence to the Collins team. Read more…

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBREAK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to (cause something to) separate suddenly or violently into two or more pieces, or to (cause something to) stop working by being damaged: break into pieces I dropped the vase and it broke into pieces. break off I picked it up and the handle broke off. The dish fell to the floor and broke.