Definition:
- (adv.) In a general sense, denoting from or away from; as:
- (adv.) Denoting distance or separation; as, the house is a mile off.
- (adv.) Denoting the action of removing or separating; separation; as, to take off the hat or cloak; to cut off, to pare off, to clip off, to peel off, to tear off, to march off, to fly off, and the like.
- (adv.) Denoting a leaving, abandonment, departure, abatement, interruption, or remission; as, the fever goes off; the pain goes off; the game is off; all bets are off.
- (adv.) Denoting a different direction; not on or towards: away; as, to look off.
- (adv.) Denoting opposition or negation.
- (interj.) Away; begone; -- a command to depart.
- (prep.) Not on; away from; as, to be off one's legs or off the bed; two miles off the shore.
- (a.) On the farther side; most distant; on the side of an animal or a team farthest from the driver when he is on foot; in the United States, the right side; as, the off horse or ox in a team, in distinction from the nigh or near horse or ox; the off leg.
- (a.) Designating a time when one is not strictly attentive to business or affairs, or is absent from his post, and, hence, a time when affairs are not urgent; as, he took an off day for fishing: an off year in politics.
- (n.) The side of the field that is on the right of the wicket keeper.
Compare off with other words:
doff vs. off
koff vs. off
off vs. orf
goff vs. off
off vs. set
off vs. toff
off vs. olf
moff vs. off
oaf vs. off
off vs. oft
equally vs. off
content vs. off
close vs. off
gated vs. off
demonstration vs. off
off vs. raffle
off vs. swat
gully vs. off
cordon vs. off
from vs. off
chinaman vs. off
lop vs. off
avocate vs. off
gate vs. off
off vs. switch
kill vs. off
fresh vs. off
off vs. right
off vs. side
leg vs. off
batsman vs. off
field vs. off
off vs. rotten
half vs. off
off vs. rancid
inoperative vs. off
disabled vs. off
off vs. preposition
off vs. out
off vs. particle
adverbial vs. off
direction vs. off
off vs. ward
off vs. offer
away vs. off
cover vs. off
bad vs. off
off vs. wall
off vs. terminate
off vs. start
off vs. secure
off vs. unwind
off vs. sum