off

/ɔːf/ · noun

Meaning

(usually in phrases such as 'from the off', 'at the off', etc.) Beginning; starting point.
To kill.
To switch off.
Inoperative, disabled.
Cancelled; not happening.
Not fitted; not being worn.
Rancid, rotten, gone bad.
Less than normal, in temperament or in result.
Inappropriate; untoward.
In a direction away from the speaker or object.
Into a state of non-operation or non-existence.
So as to remove or separate, or be removed or separated.
Used in various other ways specific to individual idiomatic phrases, e.g. bring off, show off, put off, tell off, etc. See the entry for the individual phrase.
Not positioned upon; away from a position upon.
Detached, separated, excluded or disconnected from; away from a position of attachment or connection to.
Used to indicate the location or direction of one thing relative to another, implying adjacency or accessibility via.
Used to express location at sea relative to land or mainland.
Removed or subtracted from.
No longer wanting or taking.

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