Meaning of "off" : Online English Dictionary : Word Search by Wordhut.com

Meaning of off

1. (adj) not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off"

2. (adj) (of events) no longer planned or scheduled; "the wedding is definitely off"

3. (adj.sat.) below a satisfactory level; "an off year for tennis"; "his performance was off"

4. (adj.sat.) in an unpalatable state; "sour milk"

5. (adv) no longer on or in contact or attached; "clean off the dirt"; "he shaved off his mustache"

6. (adv) from a particular thing or place or position (`forth'' is obsolete); "ran away from the lion"; "wanted to get away from there"; "sent the children away to boarding school"; "the teacher waved the children away from the dead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";

7. (adv) 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"

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