Overview of verb off

The verb off has 1 sense

• murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, remove -- (kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered")

Overview of adj off

The adj off has 5 senses

• off -- (not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off")


• off -- (below a satisfactory level; "an off year for tennis"; "his performance was off")


• off, cancelled -- ((of events) no longer planned or scheduled; "the wedding is definitely off")


• off, sour, turned -- (in an unpalatable state; "sour milk")


• off -- (not performing or scheduled for duties; "He's off every Tuesday")

Overview of adv off

The adv off has 3 senses

• away, off, forth -- (from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete); "ran away from the lion"; "wanted to get away from there"; "sent the children away to boarding school"; "the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal"; "went off to school"; "they drove off"; "go forth and preach")


• off, away -- (at a distance in space or time; "the boat was 5 miles off (or away)"; "the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)"; "away back in the 18th century")


• off -- (no longer on or in contact or attached; "clean off the dirt"; "he shaved off his mustache")