"swing off" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: swings off [present, singular, third-person], swinging off [participle, present], swung off [participle, past], swung off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|swing<,,swung> off}} swing off (third-person singular simple present swings off, present participle swinging off, simple past and past participle swung off)
  1. (cycling, intransitive) To steer one's bicycle to the side in order to allow other riders to overtake. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Cycling
    Sense id: en-swing_off-en-verb-iKHIw75P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (off) Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for swing off meaning in English (1.8kB)

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