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Off

ɒf

Off definitions
adverb
off
  1. away from the place in question; to or at a distance

    "the man ran off"

    away to a distance from here from there
    • away from the main route

      "turn off for Ripon"

  2. so as to be removed or separated

    "he whipped off his coat"

    • absent; away from work

      "take a day off"

  3. starting a journey or race; leaving

    "we're off on holiday tomorrow"

  4. so as to bring to an end or be discontinued

    "the Christmas party rounded off a hugely successful year"

    • cancelled

      "tell them the wedding's off"

    • (of an item on a menu) temporarily unavailable

      "strawberries are off"

  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"

  7. (with preceding numeral) denoting a quantity produced at one time
adposition
  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 the door off its hinges"

    • absent from

      "I took a couple of days off work"

    • abstaining from

      "he managed to stay off alcohol"

  4. having a temporary dislike of

    "he's running a temperature and he's off his food"

adjective
off
  1. characterized by performing or feeling worse than usual; unsatisfactory or inadequate

    "even the greatest athletes have off days"

    • unwell

      "I felt decidedly off"

  2. (of food) no longer fresh

    "the fish was a bit off"

  3. located on the side of a vehicle that is normally furthest from the kerb; offside
  4. annoying or unfair

    "His boss deducted the money from his pay. That was a bit off"

    • unfriendly or hostile

      "there's no one there except the barmaid, and she's a bit off"

noun
  1. the half of the field (as divided lengthways through the pitch) towards which the batter's feet are pointed when standing to receive the ball
  2. the start of a race, journey, or experience

    "now Ian is ready for the off"

verb
off offed offing offs
  1. leave

    "supposedly loyal workers suddenly upped and offed to the new firms"

  2. kill; murder

    "I finally snapped and offed the guy"