swing off

verb

To steer one's bicycle to the side in order to allow other riders to overtake.

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Meanings

verbswing off (third-person singular simple present swings off, present participle swinging off, simple past and past participle swung off)

present singular third person swings off · participle present swinging off · participle past swung off · past swung off

  1. intransitivecyclingTo steer one's bicycle to the side in order to allow other riders to overtake.

    When the sleigh rider takes up chase, attack him again as soon as he's finished his effort, whether it be because he's caught the breakaway rider, has swung off for someone else to take pace, or is just plain slowing down from fatigue.

    1999, Ashok Kumar, Cycling, page 172
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APA

swing off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swing%20off

MLA

“swing off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swing%20off. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swing off,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swing%20off.

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