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off

Letters that make off

o, f are letters that make 'off'

Words within off

are words within 'off'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of off

toff, doff, boff, coff, offs are words created by adding a letter to 'off'

off is a 3 letter word ending with f
off is a 3 letter word starting with o

9 possible definitions for 'off'

Off as "kill intentionally and with premeditation"

Under this definition, off is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

slay, bump off, remove, hit, dispatch, murder, polish off have the same meaning as 'off'

off as a type

'off' can be a type of kill.

Types of off

burke, execute are types of 'off'.

Derivatives of off

dispatch, hit, slayer, murderer, manslayer, killer, liquidator, despatch, murder, slaying, execution are derivatives of 'off'.

Off as "at a distance in space or time"

Under this definition, off is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

away has the same meaning as off

Example of off used within this context

"the boat was 5 miles off (or away)", "the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)", "away back in the 18th century"

Off as "from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)"

Under this definition, off is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

forth, away have the same meaning as 'off'

off Usage

'off' can be a useage of archaism, archaicism.

Example of off used within this context

"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"

Off as "no longer on or in contact or attached"

Under this definition, off is an adjective and has the following properties:

Example of off used within this context

"clean off the dirt", "he shaved off his mustache"

Off as "in an unpalatable state"

Under this definition, off is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

sour, turned have the same meaning as 'off'

Derivatives of off

acidity, sour, sourness are derivatives of 'off'.

Similar to off

soured is similar to off.

Off as "below a satisfactory level"

Under this definition, off is an adjective and has the following properties:

Similar to off

unsatisfactory is similar to off.

Example of off used within this context

"an off year for tennis", "his performance was off"

Off as "(of events) no longer planned or scheduled"

Under this definition, off is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

cancelled has the same meaning as off

Antonyms

on has the opposite meaning of off

Example of off used within this context

"the wedding is definitely off"

Off as "not in operation or operational"

Under this definition, off is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

on has the opposite meaning of off

Similar to off

disconnected is similar to off.

Example of off used within this context

"the oven is off", "the lights are off"

Off as "not performing or scheduled for duties"

Under this definition, off is an adjective and has the following properties:

Similar to off

inactive is similar to off.

Example of off used within this context

"He's off every Tuesday"