English Explanatory Dictionary

break-off

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. That which breaks off, or is broken off
  2. A break, discontinuance, or interruption
  3. The first shot in a game of snooker or other cue-game
verb
  1. Nonstandard form of break off (“to play the first shot in a frame of snooker, billiards or pool”).

Word forms

break-off break-offs breakoff

Etymology

Deverbal from break off.

Related words

breakdown breakup tear-off
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