off
adverb
[ ɒf ]
• away from the place in question; to or at a distance.
• "the man ran off"
Similar:
away,
to a distance,
from here,
from there,
• so as to be removed or separated.
• "he whipped off his coat"
• starting a journey or race; leaving.
• "we're off on holiday tomorrow"
• so as to bring to an end or be discontinued.
• "the Christmas party rounded off a hugely successful year"
• (of an electrical appliance or power supply) not functioning or so as to cease to function.
• "switch the TV off"
• having access to or possession of material goods or wealth to the extent specified.
• "we'd been rather badly off for books"
• (with preceding numeral) denoting a quantity produced at one time.
off
preposition
• moving away and often down from.
• "he rolled off the bed"
• situated or leading in a direction away from (a main route or intersection).
• "single wires leading off the main lines"
• so as to be removed or separated from.
• "threatening to tear the door off its hinges"
• having a temporary dislike of.
• "he's running a temperature and he's off his food"
off
adjective
• characterized by performing or feeling worse than usual; unsatisfactory or inadequate.
• "even the greatest athletes have off days"
• (of food) no longer fresh.
• "the fish was a bit off"
Similar:
rotten,
bad,
stale,
mouldy,
high,
sour,
rancid,
turned,
spoiled,
putrid,
putrescent,
• located on the side of a vehicle that is normally furthest from the kerb; offside.
• annoying or unfair.
• "His boss deducted the money from his pay. That was a bit off"
Similar:
unfair,
unjust,
uncalled for,
below the belt,
unacceptable,
unjustified,
unjustifiable,
unreasonable,
unsatisfactory,
unwarranted,
unnecessary,
inequitable,
a bit much,
out of order,
a bit thick,
over the fence,
• unfriendly or hostile.
• "there's no one there except the barmaid, and she's a bit off"
Similar:
unfriendly,
aloof,
cool,
cold,
distant,
chilly,
frosty,
hostile,
frigid,
unresponsive,
unapproachable,
uncommunicative,
stand-offish,
offish,
off
noun
• the half of the field (as divided lengthways through the pitch) towards which the batsman's feet are pointed when standing to receive the ball.
• the start of a race, journey, or experience.
• "now Ian is ready for the off"
off
verb
• leave.
• "supposedly loyal workers suddenly upped and offed to the new firms"
• kill; murder.
• "I finally snapped and offed the guy"
Origin:
Old English, originally a variant of of (which combined the senses of ‘of’ and ‘off’).
Off.
abbreviation
• Office.
• Officer.
