ball-off
61off — adv., prep., adj., & n. adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 out of position; not on or touching or attached; loose, separate, gone (has come off; take your coat off). 3 so as to be rid of (sleep it off). 4 so as to …
62Ball & Chain — Infobox Film name = Ball Chain director = Shiraz Jafri producer = A. V. T. Shankardass writer = Thomas Mortimer starring = Sunil Malhotra Lisa Ray Kal Penn Pura Bedi Asrani music = Deane Ogden cinematography = Peter Simonite production designer …
63off — adverb 1》 away from the place in question. 2》 so as to be removed or separated. 3》 starting a journey or race. 4》 so as to bring to an end or be discontinued. 5》 (of an electrical appliance or power supply) not functioning or so as to cease to… …
64Ball, Sir Alexander John, 1st Baronet — ▪ British admiral born 1757, Gloucestershire, Eng. died Oct. 25, 1809, Malta rear admiral, a close friend of Admiral Lord Nelson, who directed the blockade of Malta (1798–1800) and served as civil commissioner (governor) of the island (1802–09) …
65ball over — verb surprise greatly; knock someone s socks off I was floored when I heard that I was promoted • Syn: ↑shock, ↑floor, ↑blow out of the water, ↑take aback • Derivationally related forms: ↑shock ( …
66off cutter — noun a ball bowled by a fast bowler who uses finger spin to move the ball from off to leg (for a right handed batsman) …
67off-the-ball — adj. Off the ball is used with these nouns: ↑incident …
68Off-speed pitch — In baseball, an off speed pitch is a pitch thrown at a slower speed than a fastball. Colloquially, off speed pitches are known as junk. Breaking balls and changeups are the two most common types of off speed pitches. Other more rarely thrown… …
69Off hand — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …
70Off one's hands — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …
