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off (ôf, ŏf)
adv.
  1. From a place or position: drove off.
    1. At a certain distance in space or time: a mile off; a week off.
    2. From a given course or route; aside: swerved off into a ditch.
    3. Into a state of unconsciousness: I must have dozed off.
    1. So as to be no longer on, attached, or connected: shaved off his mustache.
    2. So as to be divided: marked off the playing field by yards.
  2. So as to be no longer continuing, operating, or functioning: switched off the radio.
  3. So as to be completely removed, finished, or eliminated: kill off the mice.
  4. So as to be smaller, fewer, or less: Sales dropped off.
  5. So as to be away from work or duty: They took a day off.
  6. Offstage.
adj.
    1. Distant or removed; farther: the off side of the barn.
    2. Remote; slim: stopped by on the off chance that they're home.
  1. Not on, attached, or connected: with my shoes off.
  2. Not operating or operational: The oven is off.
  3. No longer taking place; canceled: The wedding is off.
  4. Slack: Production was off this year.
    1. Not up to standard; below a normal or satisfactory level: Your pitching is off today.
    2. Not accurate; incorrect: Your statistical results are off.
    3. Somewhat crazy; eccentric: I think that person is a little off.
  5. Started on the way; going: I'm off to see the president.
    1. Absent or away from work or duty: She's off every Tuesday.
    2. Spent away from work or duty: My off day is Saturday.
    1. Being on the right side of an animal or vehicle.
    2. Being the animal or vehicle on the right.
  6. Nautical. Farthest from the shore; seaward.
  7. Sports. Toward or designating the side of the field facing the batsman in cricket.
  8. Off-color.
prep.
  1. So as to be removed or distant from: The bird hopped off the branch.
  2. Away or relieved from: off duty.
    1. By consuming: living off locusts and honey.
    2. With the means provided by: living off my pension.
    3. Informal. From: "What else do you want off me?" (Jimmy Breslin).
  3. Extending or branching out from: an artery off the heart.
  4. Not up to the usual standard of: off his game.
  5. So as to abstain from: went off narcotics.
  6. Nautical. To seaward of: a mile off Sandy Hook.

v., offed, off·ing, offs.

v.intr.
To go away; leave: Off or I'll call the police.

v.tr. Slang
To murder.

idiom:

off and on

  1. In an intermittent manner: slept off and on last night.

[Variant of Middle English of, from Old English.]

USAGE NOTE   The compound preposition off of is generally regarded as informal and is best avoided in formal speech and writing: He stepped off (not off of) the platform. Off is informal as well when used to indicate a source: formal style requires I borrowed it from (not off) my brother.




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