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adjective

1. Characterized by reduced economic activity: down, dull, slack, slow, sluggish, soft. See increase/decrease.
2. Containing an error or errors: erroneous, fallacious, false, inaccurate, incorrect, mistaken, unsound, untrue, wrong. Idioms: all wet, in error, off base, offwide ofthe mark. See correct/incorrect.
3. Afflicted with or exhibiting irrationality and mental unsoundness: brainsick, crazy, daft, demented, disordered, distraught, dotty, insane, lunatic, mad, maniac, maniacal, mentally ill, moonstruck, touched, unbalanced, unsound, wrong. Informal bonkers, cracked, daffy, gaga, loony. Slang bananas, batty, buggy, cuckoo, fruity, loco, nuts, nutty, screwy, wacky. Chiefly British crackers. Law non compos mentis. Idioms: around the bend, crazy as a loon, mad as a hatter, not all there, nutty as a fruitcake, offout ofone's head, off one's rocker, of unsound mind, out of one's mind, sick in the head, stark raving mad. See sane/insane.

verb

To take the life of (a person or persons) unlawfully: destroy, finish (off), kill¹, liquidate, murder, slay. Informal put away. Slang bump off, do in, knock off, rub out, waste, wipe out, zap. See help/harm/harmless.

Idioms beginning with off:
off, be
office
off the handle
off the ground
off the deep end
offing
offense
off and running
off base
off of
off one's chest, get
off one's feed
off one's rocker
off someone's back
off the beaten track
off the cuff
off the hook
off the rack
off the record
off the top of one's head
off the wall

See also back off; bad off; beat off; beat the pants off; beg off; be off; better off; bite off more than one can chew; bite someone's head off; blast off; blow off; blow off steam; blow the lid off; bore to death (the pants off); branch off; break off; bring off; browned off; brush off; bug off; bump off; burn off; buy off; buzz off; call off; cap it all (off); carry off; cart off; cast off; change off; charge off; check off; cheesed off; chip off the old block; choke off; clear out (off); come off; come off it; cool down (off); cool off; count off; cry off; cut off; cut off one's nose; dash off; day off; die off; doze off; drop off; dust off; ease off; easy as pie (rolling off a log); fall away (off); fat of the land, live off the; fight off; fire off; first off; fish or cut bait (shit or get off); fly off the handle; fob off; fuck off; get off; get off on; get off one's tail; get off the dime; get off the ground; give off; give the shirt off one's back; go off; go off the deep end; goof off; hands off; hats off to; haul off; have it (off); head off; high off the hog; hit it off; hold off; hot off the press; jerk off; jumping-off place; keep off; kick off; kill off; kiss off; knock it off; knock off; knock someone's block off; knock the socks off; laugh off; lay off; lead off; leave off; let off; level off; lift off; like a chicken with its head cut off; like water off a duck's back; load off one's mind; log in (off); make off; mouth off; nod off; no skin off one's nose; on (off) camera; on (off) duty; on the (off) chance; pack off; pair off; palm off; pants off; pass off; pay off; peel off; pick off; piss off; play off; polish off; pull off; push off; put off; put someone off; quick off the mark; rake off; rattle off; right away (off); rip off; round off; rub off; run away (off); run off; run off at the mouth; run off with; rush off one's feet; seal off; see someone off; sell off; send off; set off; shake off; shoot off one's mouth; show off; shrug off; sign off; slack off; slip out (off); sound off; spin off; split one's sides (laugh one's head off); sponge on (off); square off; squeeze off; stand off; stave off; stop off; straight off; swear off; switch on (off); tail off; take off; take off after; take the edge off; take up where one left off; talk someone's arm off; taper off; tear off; tee off; tell off; tell someone where to get off; throw off; trade off; wipe off the map. Also see under on.

adv, adj

Definition: apart, away
Antonyms: available, close, here, present

adv, adj

Definition: below par
Antonyms: on

adv, adj

Definition: gone; remote
Antonyms: here, present

On drawings, abbr. for “office.”

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IN BRIEF: The opposite of "on".

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sign description: One flat hand moves off the back of the opposite hand.

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verb
verb, mainly US African-American

1: to off it to die. (1899 —) .

2: trans. To kill (a person). (1967 —) .
R. B. Parker There were various recommendations about pigs [= policemen] being offed scrawled on the sidewalk (1974).

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Term used when talking of a horse's age, e.g. ‘6 off’ for a horse which has just passed 6 years, as opposed to ‘rising 7’ for approaching 7 years.

For a list of words related to off, see:

• Prepositions
• Limitations and Conditions
• Excessive, Mad, Insane, or Radical
• Dimensions and Directions - off: (adv) away from a course or path
• Relative Positions - off: (adv) at a distance, away from
• Insanity - off: (adj) Slang. slightly crazy; abnormal
• Violent Actions - off: Slang. kill
• Murder and Suicide - off: (vb) Slang. murder

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - bort, afsted, forbi, ovre
prep. - bort, fra, af, ud for, på højden af
adj. - side-, fjern, fjerneste, højre, dårlig
n. - dårlig, fordærvet
v. intr. - tage af sted, stikke af
v. tr. - tage væk

idioms:

• be off    have fri, være borte, tage afsted, være dårlig
• better off    bedre stillet
• go off    starte
• go off well    vellykket start
• have it off    få det gjort
• off and on    ind imellem
• off balance    uligevægtig
• off chance    i tilfælde af
• off colour    mærkelig farve
• off day    dårlig dag
• off duty    have fri
• off hand    på stående fod
• off limits    forbudt område
• off season    udenfor sæsonen
• off the coast    ud for kysten
• off the point    irrelevant
• off the subject    ikke noget med emnet at gøre
• off the wall    usædvanlig, skør
• take off    lette (om fly), tage afsted

Nederlands (Dutch)
bedorven, zuur, vrij, afgelast, af, weg, niet verkrijgbaar, uit (geschakeld), onwaarschijnlijk, ter hoogte van, in slaap zijn, (gekregen) van

Français (French)
adv. - à une distance de, en partance pour, pas là/absent, dans/pas avant (un mois, etc), (Théât) dans les coulisses
prep. - au large de, à une distance de, de, sur, dans, à, au-dessus, loin de, avant, (juste) à côté de, à quelques mètres de, hors de, détaché de, plus intéressé de, à (qn), sur/dans (qch)
adj. - de congé (une journée), libre (une matinée), coupé (le gaz), fermé (un robinet), annulé (un match), rompu (des fiançailles), enlevé (un couvercle), cassé (une poignée), sans (maquillage, chaussures), (Comm) de remise, pourri (une nourriture), tourné (le lait)
n. - départ, (fig) départ
v. intr. - partir, s'en aller, quitter
v. tr. - assassiner (arg)

idioms:

• be off    partir, s'en aller, arrêter de, être coupé (gaz), être fermé (un robinet), manquer, être pourri (une nourriture), avoir tourné (le lait)
• go off    partir, s'en aller, (Théât) quitter la scène, sonner (réveil), partir (fusil), s'éteindre, s'arrêter, s'avarier, dépérir, perdre de sa forme/de sa beauté, s'endormir, se passer (des événements)
• go off well    prendre un bon départ
• have it off    perdre la boule
• off and on    de temps à autre, par intervalles
• off chance    au cas où, au cas peu probable où
• off colour    (GB) patraque
• off day    jour de congé
• off duty    pas en service
• off hand    hors de portée
• off limits    hors des limites
• off of    d'un, de/du, sur, (Naut) au large de, distant de, à l'écart de
• off season    hors-saison
• off the coast    loin de la côte
• off the point    hors de propos
• off the subject    hors du sujet
• off the wall    (US) dingue, bizarre

Deutsch (German)
prep. - in der Nähe von, von, vor, frei
adj. - frei, rechts, merkwürdig, schwach, abgesagt, vom Tisch, Neben..., entfernt
adv. - abgestellt, frei, weg
v. - weggehen, (Slang) umbringen
n. - Fortsein, Fortgehen, (Cricket) Off-side

idioms:

• be off    abgesagt sein, verdorben sein
• go off    hochgehen, losgehen, schlecht werden, abgehen, ausfallen, nicht mehr mögen
• go off well    gut verlaufen
• have it off    (Slang) sexuellen Verkehr haben
• off and on    ab und an
• off chance    (geringe) Chance
• off colour    unwohl, gewagt
• off day    schlechter Tag
• off duty    Freizeit-, dienstfrei
• off hand    auf Anhieb, lässig, spontan
• off limits    "Zutritt für Soldaten verboten"
• off of    fort, weg
• off season    Nebensaison
• off the coast    vor der Küste
• off the point    nicht zur Sache gehörend
• off the subject    vom Thema abgekommen
• off the wall    (Slang) unkonventionell, unkonventionell

Ελληνική (Greek)
prep. - από, εκ, μακριά από, λιγότερο από, ελεύθερος ή απαλλαγμένος από
adj. - μακρινός, κλειστός (για διακόπτη), εκτός λειτουργίας ή υπηρεσίας, (για τρόφιμα κ.λπ.) χαλασμένος, μπαγιάτικος, τερματισμένος (για απεργία), φευγάτος (για άνθρωπο)
adv. - μακριά, σε απόσταση, εκτός λειτουργίας, δραστηριότητας ή απασχόλησης, ελεύθερος, (καθομ.) εκτός σκηνής
v. - δολοφονώ, σκοτώνω
abbr. - γραφείο

idioms:

• be off    αναχωρώ, φεύγω
• better off    σε καλύτερη μοίρα, κερδισμένος
• go off    (για φαγητό) χαλάω
• go off well    πετυχαίνω, πηγαίνω καλά
• have it off    κάνω έρωτα, πηδιέμαι, το κάνω
• off and on    κατά διαστήματα, κάπου-κάπου
• off balance    εκτός ισορροπίας, αιφνιδιασμένος
• off chance    αμυδρή/ελάχιστη ή μικρή πιθανότητα, απίθανη περίπτωση
• off colour    αδιάθετος, χλομός, (ΗΠΑ) άσεμνος, σκαμπρόζικος
• off day    κακιά μέρα, άσχημη μέρα
• off duty    εκτός υπηρεσίας
• off hand    αυθόρμητα, εκ του προχείρου, στη στιγμή, απότομα
• off limits    (σε) απαγορευμένη περιοχή
• off season    νεκρή εποχή, εκτός εποχής
• off the coast    στα ανοιχτά
• off the point    εκτός θέματος, άσχετος
• off the subject    εκτός θέματος, άσχετος
• off the wall    παλαβός, παράλογος, τρελός
• take off    απογειώνομαι, βγάζω (ρούχα), αφαιρώ, απομακρύνω/-ομαι, μιμούμαι

Italiano (Italian)
via, laterale, all'altezza di, fuori, lontano, alla larga da, guasto

idioms:

• be off    andarsene, essere senza
• better off    meglio, più agiato
• buzz/clear/ bugger/shove off    vattene
• go off    andar via, uscire da, esplodere, scadere, scattare, suonare
• go off well    riuscire bene
• have it off    discutere
• off and on    di tanto in tanto
• off balance    instabile, in contropiede, squilibrato, sbilanciato
• off chance    possibilità remota
• off colour    indisposto
• off day    giornataccia, giorno libero
• off duty    fuori servizio
• off hand    casuale, fuori mano
• off limits    vietato
• off season    fuori stagione
• off the coast    al largo
• off the point    fuori tema
• off the subject    fuori tema
• off the wall    fuori di testa, non appropriato, strano

Português (Portuguese)
prep. - fora de, longe de
adj. - mais distante, oposto
adv. - embora, livre, ausente, afastado
v. - desfazer

idioms:

• be off    sair, dar partida
• better off    estar melhor
• buzz/clear/bugger/shove off    se mandar, ir embora
• go off    sair
• go off well    dar-se bem, sair-se bem
• have it off    tirar, despir
• off and on    ativar/desativar, ligar/desligar
• off balance    desequilibrar
• off chance    possibilidade remota
• off colour    pálido, desbotado
• off day    dia ruim
• off duty    de folga
• off hand    displicentemente
• off limits    interditado
• off season    fora da temporada
• off the coast    ao largo da costa
• off the point    fora do tópico
• off the subject    fora do assunto
• take off    decolar, partir

Русский (Russian)
выключено, дальний, незанятный, испорчено

idioms:

• be off    уйти
• better off    в лучшем положении
• buzz/clear/ bugger/shove off    отвали!
• go off    взрываться, переставать ощущаться, приходить в негодность, начинаться, начинать, прозвучать (о сирене, звонке и пр.), отключаться (о человеке или об источнике энергии), гаснуть (о свете), покидать (место), покидать сцену, умирать, сбывать с рук
• go off well    проходить успешно
• have it off    иметь секс с
• off and on    от случая к случаю
• off balance    неустойчивый
• off chance    авось
• off colour    слегка болен, рискованный
• off day    выходной
• off duty    не при исполнении
• off hand    спонтанный, развязный
• off limits    запрещенный
• off season    мертвый сезон
• off the coast    неподалеку от берега
• off the point    речь не о том
• off the subject    речь не о том
• off the wall    сумасшедший
• take off    снимать, вычитывать что-л. с чего-л., сбавлять, снижать, (ав.) взлетать, отрываться от земли/воды, срываться (с места), (о снайпере) "снять" = застрелить

Español (Spanish)
adv. - lejos, a distancia, fuera, enteramente, del todo
prep. - sobre, fuera de, a...de, desde, lejos de, frente a, a la altura de
adj. - sobre, malo, podrido, pasado, agriado, libre, rancio, suspendido, cancelado, cerrado, apagado, cortado, suelto, equivocado, remoto
n. - (cricket) fuera de juego, estado o hecho de estar desconectado
v. intr. - irse, escaparse
v. tr. - matar

idioms:

• be off    despegar (un avión), salir, cerrar, estar malo o pasado, estar cortado o rancio
• go off    estallar, explotar, agriarse, cortarse, sonar, estropearse (comida), irse, marcharse, hacer mutis
• go off well    salir muy bien
• have it off    quitar
• off and on    a ratos, de vez en cuando
• off chance    por si acaso, a lo mejor
• off colour    pálido, indispuesto, desteñido, impropio, atrevido, de color subido
• off day    mal día, día en que se siente indispuesto, día libre
• off duty    fuera de servicio, no estar de guardia, no estar de turno, estar libre
• off hand    improvisado, desenvuelto, brusco
• off limits    prohibido, zona vedada
• off of    fuera de
• off season    temporada baja, fuera de temporada
• off the coast    cerca de la costa
• off the point    fuera de foco, fuera del objetivo
• off the subject    fuera del tema
• off the wall    no convencional, no ortodoxo, raro, extraño

Svenska (Swedish)
prep. - bort från, ner från, ur, vid(sjö), utanför(kust)
adj. - bortre, längst bort
adv. - bort, ur, borta, ledigt, helt färdig
v. - styra ut till sjöss
abbr. - (official) ämbetsman, officiell

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
走开, 隔断, 出发, 离开..., 隔着..., 从...脱落, 从...掉下, 在海面, 偏离..., 离去的, 休假的, 不上班的, 偏离的, 不合时令的, 被关的机器, 离开, 宣布中止

idioms:

• be off    离开, 取消
• better off    景况较佳, 更有余裕
• go off    响起, 入睡, 变质, 进行
• go off well    进行得不错, 做得不错
• have it off    以讨论或打斗解决争执问题
• off and on    断断续续地
• off balance    不平衡, 有倾覆危险, 无法应付
• off chance    极小可能性, 不大会有的机会
• off colour    身体不适
• off day    休假日
• off duty    下班
• off hand    立刻, 无准备地
• off limits    禁止入内之地区
• off season    淡季, 在淡季, 停赛季, 在停赛季
• off the coast    在离...海面上
• off the point    离题
• off the subject    离题
• off the wall    异常的, 古怪的
• take off    脱下, 起飞, 移去, 休假

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 走開, 隔斷, 出發
prep. - 離開..., 隔著..., 從...脫落, 從...掉下, 在海面, 偏離...
adj. - 離去的, 休假的, 不上班的, 偏離的, 不合時令的
n. - 被關的機器
v. intr. - 離開
v. tr. - 宣佈中止

idioms:

• be off    離開, 取消
• better off    景況較佳, 更有餘裕
• go off    響起, 入睡, 變質, 進行
• go off well    進行得不錯, 做得不錯
• have it off    以討論或打鬥解決爭執問題
• off and on    斷斷續續地
• off balance    不平衡, 有傾覆危險, 無法應付
• off chance    極小可能性, 不大會有的機會
• off colour    身體不適
• off day    休假日
• off duty    下班
• off hand    立刻, 無準備地
• off limits    禁止入內之地區
• off season    淡季, 在淡季, 停賽季, 在停賽季
• off the coast    在離...海面上
• off the point    離題
• off the subject    離題
• off the wall    異常的, 古怪的
• take off    脫下, 起飛, 移去, 休假

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - ~에 떨어져서, 생활상태가 ~해서
prep. - ~과 분리되어, ~그만두다
adj. - 벗어나서, 취소되어, 계산이 잘못되어
n. - 분리, 쉼
v. intr. - ~에서 떨어지다, ~이 끊어지다
v. tr. - ~을 분리하다

idioms:

• be off    ~이 어긋나다 , 정신이 이상하다, 불황이다
• go off    음식이 상하다
• go off well    잘 지내다
• have it off    식사를 하다
• off and on    갑자기~된
• take off    옷 등을 벗다

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 離れて, 去って, 脱いで, 外れて, 取りやめになって, 切れて, 休んで, すっかり, とれて
adj. - 離れた, 休みの, 間違っている, 調子が悪い, 季節外れの, 右側の, 遠いほうの
prep. - 沖に, …から離れて, …から外れて, …から脱げて, …から割り引いて, から離れて, …から, …がいやになって

idioms:

• be off    去る
• off and on    …で, …に関係して

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(حرف جر) بعيدا عن (صفه) بعيد (ظرف) بعيدا (فعل) ابتعد (اختصار) Oررذقذد, معروض ( للبيع), لمعررساذ, مكتب, لمعررساذق, ضابط, لمعررساسحض, رسمي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮במרחק, הלאה מ-, מעל, מן, הלאה, מכאן, מהמקום‬
prep. - ‮מעל ל-, מן, במרחק מ-, מתחת ל-, לא על, מחוץ ל(תפקיד), נמנע מ-, לא נמשך ל-, לא במיטבו, נתמך ע"י, קרוב ל-‬
adj. - ‮מכובה, מנותק, מקולקל/חמוץ, בטל, ימני, רחוק, רחוק יותר, מטריד, לא-הוגן (מדוברת), חש ברע, לא טרי‬
n. - ‮התחלה, התחלת מירוץ‬
v. intr. - ‮התרחק, עזב‬
v. tr. - ‮ה‬

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