ball off
ball off · balls off · balled off · balling off
To depart, especially quicklyTo depart, especially quickly; to hurry away; to leave at a particular speed.
» The ball bounced off the wall.
Der Ball prallte von der Wand ab.
Мяч отскочил от стены.
Meaning
2 senses(dated, slang)To depart, especially quickly; to hurry away; to leave at a particular speed.
The ship balled off at 12 knots.
(archaic)To spin rope-yarns into balls, in preparation for making spun yarn.
Examples
32 sentencesThe ball bounced off the wall.
ruМяч отскочил от стены.
deDer Ball prallte von der Wand ab.
He knocked the ball off balance.
He threatened to cut his balls off.
I'm going to rip his balls off and stuff them down his throat.
ruЯ оторву ему яйца и запихаю их ему в глотку.
The ball came off the crossbar.
deDer Ball prallte an der Querlatte zurück.
Forms
balls off, balling off, balled off, balled off| Base form | ball off · to ball off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | balls off |
| Present participle | balling off |
| Past simple | balled off |
| Past participle | balled off |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb