The pocketing of the cue ball (a scoring stroke in billiards, a foul in snooker) by bouncing it off another ball.
he attempted a very difficult in-off
as adverb going in-off on the penultimate red
Example sentencesExamples
- Then, at the crucial moment, Nick potted his last ball and went in-off.
- He should have finished the match but missed an in-off when the balls double kissed.
- It was played like English Billiards by aiming to pocket balls, go in-off or by making canons which were called ‘caroms’.
- It looked like it was all over for Andy when he fouled with an in-off granting Chang the two shots he needed to secure the game.
- O'Brien failed to escape three times and unluckily went in-off when he did make contact.