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bully-off

bul·ly-off
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boo l-ee awf, of]
    • /ˈbʊl i ɔf, ɒf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boo l-ee awf, of]
    • /ˈbʊl i ɔf, ɒf/

Definitions of bully-off word

  • noun bully-off a method by which a game is restarted after a stoppage. Two opposing players stand with the ball between them and alternately strike their sticks together and against the ground three times before trying to hit the ball 3
  • verb bully-off to restart play after a stoppage with a bully-off 3

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Parts of speech for Bully-off

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bully-off popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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