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off break noun[ C ] sports specialized(alsooff-break)uk /ˈɒf ˌbreɪk/ us /ˈɑːf ˌbreɪk/ in cricket, an occasion where the ball is bowled (= thrown to the batter) slowly and after it hits the ground it moves from the right side to the left for a right-handedbatter or from the left side to the right for a left-handed batter: Although mainly a batter, she has been practising her off breaks. He misjudged a viciously spinning off-break and was clean bowled. Compare
leg break 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 Cricket 12th man all out all-rounder arm ball asking rate batting bowl eleven hook infield jaffa king pair late cut leg break strike rate sundries switch-hit tail tailender third man |