break one off

break one off
an 1800s baseball term meaning to throw a curve ball.

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  • Break It Off — Infobox Single Name = Break It Off Artist = Rihanna featuring Sean Paul Album = A Girl like Me and The Trinity (Limited Edition) Released = December 2006 (U.S. and Canada) February 19, 2007 (Digital) Recorded = 2006 (2 Hard Studios, Kingston,… …   Wikipedia

  • Break — (br[=a]k), v. t. [imp. {broke} (br[=o]k), (Obs. {Brake}); p. p. {Broken} (br[=o] k n), (Obs. {Broke}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Breaking}.] [OE. breken, AS. brecan; akin to OS. brekan, D. breken, OHG. brehhan, G. brechen, Icel. braka to creak, Sw. braka …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • break — ► VERB (past broke; past part. broken) 1) separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain. 2) make or become inoperative; stop working. 3) interrupt (a continuity, sequence, or course). 4) fail to observe (a law, regulation, or… …   English terms dictionary

  • One News (New Zealand) — One News Format News programme Presented by Simon Dallow and Wendy Petrie (6pm weeknights) Peter Williams and Bernadine Oliver Kerby (6pm weekends) …   Wikipedia

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  • break — breakable, adj. breakableness, n. breakably, adv. breakless, adj. /brayk/, v., broke or (Archaic) brake; broken or (Archaic) broke; breaking; n. v.t …   Universalium

  • break — break1 [ breık ] (past tense broke [ brouk ] ; past participle broken [ broukən ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 separate into pieces ▸ 2 fail to obey rules ▸ 3 make a hole/cut ▸ 4 destroy someone s confidence ▸ 5 when people learn news ▸ 6 stop for a short time …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • break — [c]/breɪk / (say brayk) verb (broke or, Archaic, brake, broken or, Archaic, broke, breaking) – …  

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