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off
Not performing or scheduled for duties
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adjective
Not performing or scheduled for duties
“He's off every Tuesday”
adjective
Not in operation or operational
“The oven is off”
adjective
(of events) no longer planned or scheduled
“The wedding is definitely off”
adjective
Below a satisfactory level
“An off year for tennis”
adjective
In an unpalatable state
“Sour milk”
adverb
No longer on or in contact or attached
“Clean off the dirt”
adverb
From a particular thing or place or position (‘forth’ is obsolete)
“Ran away from the lion”
adverb
At a distance in space or time
“The boat was 5 miles off (or away)”
verb
Kill intentionally and with premeditation
“The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered”
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He's off every Tuesday
The oven is off
The lights are off
The wedding is definitely off
An off year for tennis
His performance was off
Sour milk
Clean off the dirt
He shaved off his mustache
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
The boat was 5 miles off (or away)
The party is still 2 weeks off (or away)
Away back in the 18th century
The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered
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