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Fri 19 Jul, 2013 08:51 pm
My brother ran towards it, head high, never taking his eye off it as it descended; watching, instinctively veering around obstacle players, surprisingly fast, and the jump . He hovered as he gathered the ball and then offset it with a simple flick of his wrists to the man inside.
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I'm not a big fan of rugby. So I don't understand what "offset" means in the above sentence. Please help me : )
@kathy79,
Kathy that's really a good q. After a lifetime in the journ biz I can't answer your q except to suggest it might mean relaying the ball so its path is less of a straight line
http://onelook.com/?w=offset&ls=a
@kathy79,
Quote:He hovered as he gathered the ball and then offset it with a simple flick of his wrists to the man inside.
He hovered as he
caught the ball and then [offset it]
passed it off quickly with a simple flick of his wrists to the man inside.
@dalehileman,
It's not an adverb here, Dale.
@JTT,
Guess you're right JTT, never occurred to me. If I'm anything I'm not the grammarian. However, with only a sligfht stretch of the brutal rules,
Quote:VERB:
off·set, off·set·ting, off·sets (ôfst, f-, ôf-st, f-)
VERB:
tr.
To counterbalance, counteract, or compensate for: fringe benefits designed to offset low salaries.
Printing
To cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface.
To produce by offset printing.
To make or form an offset in (a wall, bar, or pipe).
VERB:
intr.
To develop, project, or be situated as an offset.
Printing To become marked by or cause an unintentional transfer of ink.
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/offset
@dalehileman,
Thanks a lot for your kind answer.
@JTT,
Thanks a lot for your kind answer. It makes me understood!
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