Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ball off

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.99 in modern English

Syllables
bal-l off
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To depart, especially quickly; to hurry away; to leave at a particular speed.

Dated; Slang

verb

To spin rope-yarns into balls, in preparation for making spun yarn.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

balls off (present, singular) balling off (participle, present) balled off (participle, past) balled off (past)

Questions

What does ball off mean?
To depart, especially quickly; to hurry away; to leave at a particular speed.

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