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   off

   /ɒf/

   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: "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" Similar awayabsentoutunavailablenot workingnot at workoff dutyon leaveon annual leavefreeat leisureidleon holidayon vacation
   • 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" Similar cancelledpostponedcalled offabandonedshelvedOpposite on
   • ▪ (of an item on a menu) 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"
   • 7. (with preceding numeral) denoting a quantity produced at one time. British

   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 the door off its hinges"
   • ▪ absent from: "I took a couple of days off work"
   • ▪ abstaining from: informal "he managed to stay off alcohol"
   • 4. having a temporary dislike of: informal "he's running a temperature and he's off his food"

   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 rottenbadstalemouldyhighsourrancidturnedspoiledputridputrescentOpposite fresh
   • 3. located on the side of a vehicle that is normally furthest from the kerb; 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
   • 5. unfriendly or hostile: informal British "there's no one there except the barmaid, and she's a bit off" Similar unfriendlyaloofcoolcolddistantchillyfrostyhostilefrigidunresponsiveunapproachableuncommunicativeinformal:stand-offishoffishOpposite friendly

   noun

   • 1. 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.
   • 2. the start of a race, journey, or experience: informal British "now Ian is ready for the off"

   verb

   • 1. leave: "supposedly loyal workers suddenly upped and offed to the new firms"
   • 2. kill; murder: North American "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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