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- DictionaryOff/ôf/
adverb
- 1. away from the place in question; to or at a distance: "the man ran off"
- 2. so as to be removed or separated: "he whipped off his coat"
preposition
- 1. moving away and often down from: "he rolled off the bed"
- 2. situated or leading in a direction away from (a main route or intersection): "single wires leading off the main lines"
adjective
- 1. characterized by performing or feeling worse than usual; unsatisfactory or inadequate: "even the greatest athletes have off days"
- 2. (of food) no longer fresh: "the fish was a bit off"
noun
- 1. the half of the field (as divided lengthways through the pitch) toward which the batsman's feet are pointed when standing to receive the ball.
verb
- 1. kill; murder: informal "I finally snapped and offed the guy"
not touching or connected to something or not on a surface: Keep off the grass! A button came off my coat. Fewer examples. We licked the chocolate off our fingers. The paint is starting to peel off the wall. You'll have to let the glue dry and then you can pick it off.
1. From a place or position: He walked off in a huff. 2. a. At a certain distance in space or time: a mile off; a week off. b. From a given course or route; aside: The car swerved off into a ditch. c. Into a state of unconsciousness: I must have dozed off. 3. a. So as to be no longer on, attached, or connected: He shaved off his mustache. b.
Definitions of off. adverb. from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete) “went off to school” “they drove off ” synonyms: away, forth. adverb. at a distance in space or time. synonyms: away. adverb. no longer on or in contact or attached. “clean off the dirt” “he shaved off his mustache” adjective.
off. adverb. /ɒf/. /ɔːf/. For the special uses of off in phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example come off is in the phrasal verb section at come. Idioms. used to say that something has been removed or become separated. He's had his beard shaved off.
3 days ago · 4. preposition. If something is situated off a place such as a coast, room, or road, it is near to it or next to it, but not exactly in it. The boat was anchored off the northern coast of the peninsula. Lily lives in a penthouse just off Park Avenue. The Princess's sitting-room leads off the drawing room.
into operation or action; on: The whistle goes off at noon. in absence from work, service, etc.: got a day off. completely; utterly: Finish off that last piece of meat. into effect: The contest went off as planned. so as to be divided or separated into parts: Mark off the paper into sections. prep.
off. 368 ENTRIES FOUND: off (adverb) off (preposition) off (adjective) off (verb) off (noun) off–air (adjective) off–brand (adjective) off–Broadway (adjective) off–center (adjective) off–color (adjective) off–duty (adjective) offing (noun) off–key (adjective) off–kilter (adjective) off–licence (noun) off–limits (adjective) off–line (adjective)
