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off-duty

 
Dictionary: off-du·ty   (ôf''tē, -dyū'-, ŏf'-)
 
adj.
  1. Not engaged in or responsible for assigned work.
  2. Of or relating to the periods when a person is not engaged in or responsible for assigned work.

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Idioms: on duty
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At one's post, at work, as in The new nurse was on duty that evening, or The watchman was fired because he was drunk on duty. [Mid-1600s] The antonym, off duty, means "not engaged in one's work," as in Captain Smith was much more amiable when he was off duty. [Mid-1800s]


 
WordNet: off-duty
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: not performing or scheduled for duties
  Synonyms: off, off duty


 
 

 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Idioms. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
WordNet. WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.  Read more

 

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