English Explanatory Dictionary

in-off

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv

Of the cue ball: (going) into a pocket, after cannoning another ball.

noun

The situation where the cue ball goes into a pocket after striking the object ball.

Word forms

in-off in-offs

Etymology

From a reconstitution of (go) in + off (preposition), as used in phrases such as, "The white has gone in off the black."

Synonyms

losing hazard

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