break back

verb

To win a game having lost a service game, or during a tiebreak, to win a point against the serve having lost a point while serving.

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Meanings

verbbreak back (third-person singular simple present breaks back, present participle breaking back, simple past broke back, past participle broken back)

present singular third person breaks back · participle present breaking back · past broke back · participle past broken back

  1. hobbiesTo win a game having lost a service game, or during a tiebreak, to win a point against the serve having lost a point while serving.
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APA

break back. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/break%20back

MLA

“break back.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/break%20back. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “break back,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/break%20back.

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