Definition of "off"
- adverb
In a direction away from the speaker or object.
Into a state of non-operation; into a state of non-existence.
- adjective
Inoperative, disabled.
Rancid, rotten.
In, or towards the half of the field away from the batsman's legs; the right side for a right-handed batsman.
Less than normal, in temperament or in result.
Circumstanced.
Started on the way.
- preposition
Used to indicate movement away from a position on.
Out of the possession of.
Away from or not on.
Disconnected or subtracted from.
Distant from.
No longer wanting or taking.
Placed after a number (of products or parts, as if a unit), in commerce or engineering.
- verb
To kill.
To switch off.
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