breaks one's fall

A form of break one's fall — To provide alleviation to prevent someone from slamming into the ground at full speed; to prevent someone from hitting the ground too hard at the end of a fall.

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of break one's fall
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