| 单词 | to break the balls |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto break the balls 24. To open, commence, begin. In certain obsolete phrases, as to break parle, break trade. Also at Billiards: to break the balls: to make a stroke from the formal position in which the balls are placed at the beginning of a game, or after a foul stroke. In Billiards (Snooker, Pool, etc.): now also intransitive and with off. (But cf. sense 31.) ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > conversation > converse [verb (intransitive)] > confer, consult, or deliberate roundc1275 to speak togetherc1275 to take counselc1290 counsel1297 treat1297 advisea1393 communea1393 to take deliberationc1405 common1416 to put (also bring, lay, set, etc.) their (also our, your) heads togetherc1425 janglec1440 bespeak1489 parliamenta1492 intercommonc1540 confer1545 parle1558 consult1565 imparl1572 break parle1594 handle1596 emparley1600 to confer notes1650 to compare notes1709 powwow1780 to get together1816 palaver1877 society > trade and finance > [verb (intransitive)] > begin trading break trade1788 to start in business1788 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > billiards, pool, or snooker > [verb (intransitive)] > actions or types of play carambole1775 string1814 cannon1825 to make a baulk1839 star1839 push1851 to play for safety1857 run1857 carom1860 to knock the balls about1864 miscue1889 snooker1889 break1893 break1893 scratch1909 to call one's shot1953 1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus v. iii. 19 Romes Emperour and Nephew break the Parle. View more context for this quotation 1788 A. Falconbridge Acct. Slave Trade 12 After permission has been obtained for breaking trade..the captains go ashore. 1850 H. G. Bohn et al. Hand-bk. Games 565 Breaking the balls is to take them all off the table, place the red on its spot, and..begin again from the baulk. 1893 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. I. 234/2 Break..i[ntr]...Games. To make the first play, as in pool. 1949 J. Davis How I play Snooker 170 (heading) Breaking off. 1957 R. Holt Teach Yourself Billiards & Snooker 8 The winner of the toss or ‘stringing’ thus has choice of balls, and of ‘breaking’ (commencing the game) or asking his opponent to ‘break’. 1965 J. Pulman Tackle Snooker this Way xi. 56 After winning the toss in the professional game we never think of allowing our opponent to ‘break off’. < as lemmas |
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