off  /ɔf/

verb

1. kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"

synset: murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump_off, off, polish_off, remove

adj

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

synset: off

antonym: on

2. below a satisfactory level; "an off year for tennis"; "his performance was off"

synset: off

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

synset: off, cancelled

antonym: on

4. in an unpalatable state; "sour milk"

synset: off, sour, turned

5. not performing or scheduled for duties; "He's off every Tuesday"

synset: off

adv

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 from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete); "ran away from the lion"; "wanted to get away from there"; "sent the children away to boarding school"; "the teacher waved the children away from the dead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

synset: away, off, forth

2. 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"

synset: off, away

3. no longer on or in contact or attached; "clean off the dirt"; "he shaved off his mustache"

synset: off



Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.



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