(cricket) a fielding position on the off side, about 70° forward of square, designed to prevent runs from drives or to catch lofted drives.
(cricket) a fielding position on the off side, about 70° forward of square, designed to prevent runs from drives or to catch lofted drives.
“Lovely! There are a bunch of them holding a sing-a-long off my patio right now. Hoping for a sighting soon...”
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Of a fielding position, close to the boundary (or closer to the boundary than the equivalent short position).
(baseball, transitive) After a fly ball is caught, to tag the base (a runner) was on at the time of the pitch, thereby causing them to be out for failure to tag up.
(sports) In an illegal position ahead of the ball, puck, etc.
(cricket) The region of the field roughly outside of the infield or the wicket-keeper, slips, gully, point, cover, mid off, mid on, midwicket and square leg.
(slang, MLE) To avoid, to sack off, to kick into the long grass.
To "long off something or someone means to avoid it. i.e. "Let's long off that movie and go get something to eat"