off drive

noun

A type of batsman's shot played by swinging the bat vertically and hitting the ball along the ground in the direction of mid off.

Meanings

nounoff drive (plural off drives)

plural off drives · alternative off-drive

  1. ball gamesA type of batsman's shot played by swinging the bat vertically and hitting the ball along the ground in the direction of mid off.
verboff drive (third-person singular simple present off drives, present participle off driving, simple past off drove, past participle off driven)

present singular third person off drives · participle present off driving · past off drove · participle past off driven · alternative off-drive

  1. ball gamesTo play such a shot.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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