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1. From a particular thing, place or position
   "went off to school"; "they drove off";
   - away, forth [archaic]
    
2. At a distance in space or time
   "the boat was 5 miles off"; "the party is still 2 weeks off";
   - away
    
3. No longer on or in contact or attached
   "clean off the dirt"; "he shaved off his moustache"

1. Not in operation or operational
   "the oven is off"; "the lights are off"
    
2. (of events) no longer planned or scheduled
   "the wedding is definitely off";
   - cancelled [Brit, Cdn], canceled [US]
    
3. Below a satisfactory level
   "an off year for tennis"; "his performance was off"
    
4. In an unpalatable state
   "off milk";
   - sour, turned
    
5. Not performing or scheduled for duties
   "He's off every Tuesday"

1. [N. Amer, informal] Kill intentionally and with premeditation
   - murder, slay [literary], hit, dispatch, bump off [informal], polish off [informal], remove, croak
    
2. Go away from a place
   - leave, go forth, go away

Derived forms: offs, offing, offed

See also: disconnected, inactive, soured, unsatisfactory

Type of: kill

Antonym: on

Encyclopedia: Off, Ottoman Empire