Off /(ŏf; 115)/

Off

adv.
  1. In a general sense, denoting from or away from; as:
  2. Denoting distance or separation; as, the house is a mile off.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Denoting a different direction; not on or towards: away; as, to look off.
  6. Denoting opposition or negation. [Obs.]
    The questions no way touch upon puritanism, either off or on.
    — Bp. Sanderson.

Phrases & Compounds
From off
off from; off.
Off and on
Not constantly; not regularly; now and then; occasionally.
To be off
To depart; to escape; as, he was off without a moment's warning.
To come off
See under Come, Cut, Fall, Go, etc.
To get off
To utter; to discharge; as, to get off a joke.
To take off
to mimic, lampoon, or impersonate.
To tell off
to divide and practice a regiment or company in the several formations, preparatory to marching to the general parade for field exercises.
To be well off
to be in good condition.
To be ill off
to be in poor condition.

Off

interj.
  1. Away; begone; -- a command to depart.

Off

prep.
  1. Not on; away from; as, to be off one's legs or off the bed; two miles off the shore.

Phrases & Compounds
Off hand
See Offhand.
Off side
out of play; -- said when a player has got in front of the ball in a scrimmage, or when the ball has been last touched by one of his own side behind him.
To be off color
to be of a wrong color.
To be off one's food
to have no appetite; to be eating less than usual.

Off

a.
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Designating a time when one's performance is below normal; as, he had an off day.

Phrases & Compounds
Off side
The right hand side in driving; the farther side. See Gee.

Off

n.
  1. The side of the field that is on the right of the wicket keeper. (Cricket)