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Time off from school. Holiday break, a U.S. term for various school holidays. Christmas break or Winter break, a break in the winter, typically around Christmas and New Years. Spring break, a recess in early spring at universities and schools in various countries in the northern hemisphere.
"Break It Off" is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna from her second studio album A Girl like Me (2006), and features guest vocals from Sean Paul. It was written by Donovan Bennett, Paul, K. Ford and Rihanna, while production was handled by Don Corleon .
/ˈɒfˌbreɪk/ OFF-brayk. U.S. English. /ˈɔfˌbreɪk/ AWFF-brayk. /ˈɑfˌbreɪk/ AHFF-brayk. See pronunciation. Where does the noun off-break come from? Earliest known use. 1860s. The earliest known use of the noun off-break is in the 1860s. OED's earliest evidence for off-break is from 1866, in a paper by Walter Gregor, folklorist.
noun [ C ] sports specialized (also off-break) us / ˈɑːf ˌbreɪk / uk / ˈɒf ˌbreɪk / Add to word list. 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-handed batter or from the left side to the right for a left-handed batter:
Accolades. Legacy. See also. References. External links. Breaking Away is a 1979 American coming of age comedy-drama film produced and directed by Peter Yates and written by Steve Tesich. It follows a group of four male teenagers in Bloomington, Indiana, who have recently graduated from high school.
Around the Academy: Off spin is the most popular method of spin in cricket. An off break delivery turns from the off side to the leg side when bowled at a right-handed batsman. The spin is...
An off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket, and is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off break bowlers are known as off spinners. An off break is bowled by holding the cricket ball in the palm of the hand with the seam running across under all the fingers. As the ball...
