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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
    • 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

    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"

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  2. OFF definition: 1. away from a place or position, especially the present place, position, or time: 2. used with…. Learn more.

  3. The meaning of OFF is from a place or position; specifically : away from land. How to use off in a sentence.

  4. preposition. used to indicate actions in which contact is absent or rendered absent, as between an object and a surface. to lift a cup off the table. used to indicate the removal of something that is or has been appended to or in association with something else. to take the tax off potatoes.

  5. The adverb off means away or distant. You might run off from the dinner table after an argument with your family about what to watch on TV later. You might dash off, moving away from where you started, or turn off your original route during a trip.

  6. 1. used to indicate actions in which contact is absent or rendered absent, as between an object and a surface: to lift a cup off the table. 2. used to indicate the removal of something that is or has been appended to or in association with something else: to take the tax off potatoes.

  7. Off is also used in phrasal verbs such as 'get off', 'pair off', and 'sleep off'. 1. preposition. If something is taken off something else or moves off it, it is no longer touching that thing. He took his feet off the desk. I took the key for the room off a rack above her head.

  8. OFF definition: 1. not touching or connected to something or not on a surface: 2. away from a place or position…. Learn more.

  9. Definition of off adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. You’re way off (= very far from being correct). → right off 2 (2), → straight off, → off the top of your head, → noises off Examples from the Corpus off • Nancy waved good-bye as she drove off. • noises off • Polly's wedding was still about six weeks off.

  11. Adjective. Preposition. Idiom. Filter. adverb. From a place or position. He walked off in a huff. American Heritage. So as to be or keep away, at a distance, to a side, etc. To move off, to ward off. Webster's New World. From a given course or route; aside. The car swerved off into a ditch. American Heritage. (a specified distance) Away:

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