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Adverb

so as to be no longer supported or attached
This button is about to come off.
so as to be no longer covering or enclosing
to take a hat off; to take the wrapping off.
away from a place
to run off; to look off toward the west.
away from a path, course, etc.; aside
This road branches off to Grove City.
so as to be away or on one's way
to start off early; to cast off.
away from what is considered normal, regular, standard, or the like
to go off on a tangent.
from a charge or price
He took 10 percent off for all cash purchases.
at a distance in space or future time
to back off a few feet; Summer is only a week off.
out of operation or effective existence
Turn the lights off.
into operation or action
The alarm goes off at noon.
so as to interrupt continuity or cause discontinuance
Negotiations have been broken off.
in absence from work, service, a job, etc.
two days off at Christmas.
completely; utterly
to kill off all the inhabitants.
with prompt or ready performance
to dash a letter off.
to fulfillment, or into execution or effect
The contest came off on the appointed day.
into nonexistence or nothingness
My headache passed off soon.
so as to be delineated, divided, or apportioned
Mark it off into equal parts.
away from a state of consciousness
I must have dozed off.
Nautical . away from the land, a ship, the wind, etc.

Preposition

so as no longer to be supported by, attached to, on, resting on, or unified with
Take your feet off the table! Break a piece of bread off the loaf.
deviating from
off balance; off course.
below or less than the usual or expected level or standard
20 percent off the marked price; I was off my golf game.
away, disengaged, or resting from
to be off duty on Tuesdays.
Informal . refraining or abstaining from; denying oneself the pleasure, company, practice, etc., of
He's off gambling.
away from; apart or distant from
a village off the main road.
leading into or away from
an alley off 12th Street.
not fixed on or directed toward, as the gaze, eyes, etc.
Their eyes weren't off the king for a moment.
Informal . from (a specified source)
I bought it off a street vendor.
from or of, indicating material or component parts
to lunch off cheese and fruit.
from or by such means or use of
living off an inheritance; living off his parents.
Nautical . at some distance to seaward of
off Cape Hatteras.

Adjective

in error; wrong
You are off on that point.
slightly abnormal or not quite sane
He is a little off, but he's really harmless.
not up to standard; not so good or satisfactory as usual; inferior or subnormal
a good play full of off moments.
no longer in effect, in operation, or in process
The agreement is off.
stopped from flowing, as by the closing of a valve
The electricity is off.
in a specified state, circumstance, etc.
to be badly off for money.
(of time) free from work or duty; nonworking
a pastime for one's off hours.
not working at one's usual occupation
We're off Wednesdays during the summer.
of less than the ordinary activity, liveliness, or lively interest; slack
an off season in the tourist trade.
unlikely; remote; doubtful
on the off chance that we'd find her at home.
more distant; farther
the off side of a wall.
(of a vehicle, single animal, or pair of animals hitched side by side) of, being, or pertaining to the right as seen from the rider's or driver's viewpoint ( opposed to near )
the off horse; the off side.
starting on one's way; leaving
I'm off to Europe on Monday. They're off and running in the third race at Aqueduct.
lower in price or value; down
Stock prices were off this morning.
Nautical . noting one of two like things that is the farther from the shore; seaward
the off side of the ship.
Cricket . noting or pertaining to that side of the wicket or of the field opposite that on which the batsman stands.

Noun

the state or fact of being off.
Cricket . the off side.

Verb (used without object)

to go off or away; leave (used imperatively)
Off, and don't come back!

Verb (used with object)

Slang . to kill; slay. ?

Verb phrase

get off on. get ( def. 57 ) . ?

Idioms

get it off. get ( def. 54 ) .
off and on
Also, on and off. with intervals between; intermittently
to work off and on.
Nautical . on alternate tacks.
off of
Informal . off
Take your feet off of the table!
off with
take away; remove
Off with those muddy boots before you step into this kitchen!
cut off
Off with his head!

Antonyms

adjective
here , present , on
adverb
close , here , present

Synonyms

adjective
absent , canceled , finished , inoperative , negligible , not employed , not on duty , on vacation , outside , postponed , slender , slight , slim , small , unavailable , bad , decomposed , disappointing , disheartening , displeasing , low-quality , mortifying , not up to par , not up to snuff , poor , putrid , quiet , rancid , rotten , slack , sour , substandard , turned , unrewarding , unsatisfactory , down , dull , sluggish , soft , fallacious , false , inaccurate , incorrect , mistaken , unsound , untrue , wrong , brainsick , crazy , daft , demented , disordered , distraught , dotty , lunatic , mad , maniac , maniacal , mentally ill , moonstruck , touched , unbalanced
adverb
above , absent , afar , ahead , aside , away from , behind , below , beneath , beside , disappearing , divergent , elsewhere , far , farther away , gone away , in the distance , not here , out , over , removed , to one side , turning aside , up front , vanishing , abroad , apart , astray , away , canceled , crazy , distant , eccentric , farther , gone , incorrect , postponed , remote , slack , slim , unlit , wrong
verb
destroy , finish , kill , liquidate , slay

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