Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

break back

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.12 in modern English

Syllables: break back
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To win a game having lost a service game, or during a tiebreak, to win a point against the serve having lost a point while serving.

Inflected Forms

breaks back (present, singular) breaking back (participle, present) broke back (past) broken back (participle, past)

Questions

What does break back mean?: To win a game having lost a service game, or during a tiebreak, to win a point against the serve having lost a point while serving.

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