OFF — Definition of OFF
noun
1
(usually in phrases such as 'from the off', 'at the off', etc.) Beginning; starting point.
He has been very obviously an untrustworthy narrator right from the off.
verb
1
To kill.
He got in the way so I had him offed.
2
To switch off.
Can you off the light?
adjective
1
Inoperative, disabled.
All the lights are off.
2
Cancelled; not happening.
The party's off because the hostess is sick.
3
Not fitted; not being worn.
The drink spilled out of the bottle because the top was off.
4
Rancid, rotten, gone bad.
This milk is off!
adverb
1
In a direction away from the speaker or object.
He drove off in a cloud of smoke.
2
Into a state of non-operation or non-existence.
Please switch off the light when you leave.
3
So as to remove or separate, or be removed or separated.
He bit off the end of the carrot.
4
Used in various other ways specific to individual idiomatic phrases, e.g. bring off, show off, put off, tell off, etc. See the entry for the individual phrase.
preposition
1
Not positioned upon; away from a position upon.
He's off the roof now.
2
Detached, separated, excluded or disconnected from; away from a position of attachment or connection to.
He was thrown off the team for cheating.
3
Used to indicate the location or direction of one thing relative to another, implying adjacency or accessibility via.
His office is off this corridor on the right.
4
Used to express location at sea relative to land or mainland.
The island is 23 miles off the cape.
📚 Source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/off
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