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Meaning ofoffin English

off

us//ɑf//uk//ɒf//

Definitions

Adverb
1. to stop or deactivate something; become inactive
2. to remove or separate something
  She turned the lights off in the room.
3. to complete or accomplish successfully (in phrases)
  The team worked hard to pull the project off.
4. moving away; in another direction
  The car drove off the main road.
Adjective
1. not operating; disabled or inactive
  The fire alarm is off because it's not working.
2. cancelled or not happening; stopped
  The concert is off due to bad weather.
3. not fitted or being worn
  Her shoes are off because they don't fit well.
4. below par; not performing well
  The player was off and missed several shots.
5. spoiled or rotten (food, etc.)
  The milk has gone off and smells terrible.
6. in a certain financial state; circumstanced
  The company is off financially and needs investment.
7. absent from work or school temporarily
  The employee was off for a week due to illness.
8. not strictly on duty; relaxed
  The doctor is off today and won't see patients.
9. not available; currently out of stock
  The new smartphone model is off at our store, sorry.
Preposition
1. away from a position or surface
  The book fell off the shelf and landed on the floor.
2. detached; no longer connected
  The button came off the shirt and was lost.
3. temporarily absent; not attending
  The teacher is off today, so we have a substitute.

Compounds / Phrases

lay off backoff blastoff blowoff boiloff breakoff brushoff castoffs cutoff faceoff kickoff kickoffs layoff leadoff logoff spinoff round off top off put off sell off off the record rip-off priced-off drop off off the grid doze off block off close off seal off pension off cast off carry off split off off one's feed die off fall off cool off day off time off set-off quick off the mark throw off off side knock off pass off cheesed off pissed off turn off mouth off offline offscreen offshore offstage offtake shut off playoff playoffs get off bump off slag off putoff laid off let off ripoff sendoff showoff showoffs shutoff signoff standoff takeoff takeoffs take time off turnoff waveoff writeoffs well-off pull off off-base face-off offsite offroad offseason liftoff checkoff dropoff offroading offramp selloff offputting handoff drop the kids off at the pool break off take off mug off go off beat off send off tear a strip off show off suck off spin-off hive-off cheese off pee off tee off tick off torque off bugger off fuck off rack off browned off p'd off peed off teed off ticked off torqued off cut off switch off jump off tell off shoot one's mouth off ward off leave off offboard nod off drift off write-off brush off cop off shuffle off this mortal coil run off off-the-peg off-topic skive off off-kilter come off it rake-off badly off ill off check off cross off strike off cook off off the chain toss off whack off blow off off-road clear off piss off push off liftoffs off-the-cuff holdoff jerk-off fob off palm off pawn off stand-off far-off first off branch off fork off buzz off screw off brassed off off-the-rack off-season shove off goof off log off buyoff cookoff dieoff dustoff faceoffs falloff flyoff offbeats offkey offramps offtrack pickoff selloffs setoff shutoffs stopoff tradeoff writeoff bunk off pay off off-grid off the beaten path drowse off cordon off call off bind off lift off ease off off-center off-color off-form taper off kick off polish off slow off the mark fast off the mark shake off on-again-off-again one-off let off the hook hop off the twig knock one off offguard slumber off