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   Off

   /ôf/

   

   adverb

   • 1. away from the place in question; to or at a distance: "the man ran off" Similar awayto a distancefrom herefrom there
   • ▪ away from the main route: "turning off for Ripon"
   • 2. so as to be removed or separated: "he whipped off his coat"
   • ▪ absent; away from work: "take a day off" Similar awayabsentoutunavailablenot workingnot at workoff dutyon leaveon annual leavefreeat leisureidleon holidayon vacation
   • 3. starting a journey or race; leaving: "the gunmen made off on foot"
   • 4. so as to bring to an end or be discontinued: "the Christmas party rounded off a hugely successful year"
   • ▪ canceled: "tell them the wedding's off" Similar canceledpostponedcalled offabandonedshelvedOpposite on
   • ▪ (of a menu item) temporarily unavailable: informal British "strawberries are off" Similar unavailableunobtainablefinishedsold outOpposite available
   • 5. (of an electrical appliance or power supply) not functioning or so as to cease to function: "switch the TV off"
   • 6. having access to or possession of material goods or wealth to the extent specified: "we'd been rather badly off for books"

   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"
   • ▪ out at sea from (a place on the coast): "anchoring off Blue Bay"
   • 3. so as to be removed or separated from: "threatening to tear it off its hinges"
   • ▪ absent from: "I took a couple of days off work"
   • ▪ abstaining from: informal "he managed to stay off alcohol"

   adjective

   • 1. characterized by performing or feeling worse than usual; unsatisfactory or inadequate: "even the greatest athletes have off days"
   • ▪ unwell: informal British "I felt decidedly off" Similar unwellillpoorlybadout of sortsindisposednot oneselfsickqueasynauseousnauseatedpeakyliverishgreen around the gillsrun downwashed outoff colourinformal:under the weatherbelow parnot up to parfunnypeculiarroughlousyrottenawfulterribledreadfulcrummygrottyropywabbitpeely-wallycrookvulgar slang:crappydated:seedyOpposite wellfit
   • 2. (of food) no longer fresh: "the fish was a bit off" Similar rottenbadstalemoldyhighsourrancidturnedspoiledputridputrescentOpposite fresh
   • 3. located on the side of a vehicle that is normally furthest from the curb; offside.
   • 4. annoying or unfair: informal British "His boss deducted the money from his pay. That was a bit off" Similar unfairunjustuncalled forbelow the beltunacceptableunjustifiedunjustifiableunreasonableunsatisfactoryunwarrantedunnecessaryinequitableinformal:a bit muchout of ordera bit thickover the fenceOpposite fairreasonable

   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"

   Word Origin Old English, originally a variant of of (which combined the senses of ‘of’ and ‘off’).

   Scrabble Points: 9

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