spell off (English, verb)
expansion: spell off (third-person singular simple present spells off, present participle spelling off, simple past and past participle spelled off or (chiefly UK) spelt off)
Senses:
glosses: In a spelling bee, of two or more participants, to spell words one after the other until a champion is determined. Usually refers to a series of rounds of spelling in which no spellers are eliminated.
glosses: To participate in a spelling bee.
tags: broadly
Forms:
form: spells off
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: spelling off
tags: participle
present
form: spelled off
tags: participle
past
form: spelled off
tags: past
form: spelt off
tags: UK
participle
past
form: spelt off
tags: UK
past