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Away (adverb)
From a place, hence.
“He went away on vacation.”
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Away (adverb)
Aside; off; in another direction.
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Away (adverb)
From a state or condition of being; out of existence.
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Away (adverb)
Come away; go away; take away.
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Away (adverb)
On; in continuance; without intermission or delay.
“sing away”
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Away (adverb)
Without restraint.
“You’ve got questions? Ask away!”
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Away (adverb)
Being so engaged for the entire time.
“That’s where tourists go to hear great Cuban bands and dance the night away.”
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Away (adverb)
At a distance in time or space.
“Christmas is only two weeks away.”
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Away (interjection)
come on!; go on!
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Away (adjective)
Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.
“The master is away from home.”
“Would you pick up my mail while I’m away.”
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Away (adjective)
At a specified distance in space, time, or figuratively.
“He’s miles away by now.”
“Spring is still a month away.”
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Away (adjective)
Not on one’s home territory.
“Next, they are playing away in Dallas.”
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Away (adjective)
Out.
“Two men away in the bottom of the ninth.”
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Off (adverb)
In a direction away from the speaker or object.
“He drove off in a cloud of smoke.”
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Off (adverb)
Into a state of non-operation; into a state of non-existence.
“Please switch off the light when you leave.”
“die off”
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Off (adverb)
So as to be removed or separated.
“He bit off more than he could chew.”
“Some branches were sawn off.”
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Off (adjective)
Inoperative, disabled.
“on”
“All the lights are off.”
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Off (adjective)
Rancid, rotten.
“fresh”
“This milk is off!”
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Off (adjective)
In, or towards the half of the field away from the batsman’s legs; the right side for a right-handed batsman.
“on|leg”
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Off (adjective)
Less than normal, in temperament or in result.
“sales are off this quarter”
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Off (adjective)
Inappropriate; untoward.
“I felt that his comments were a bit off.”
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Off (adjective)
Circumstanced (as in well off, better off, poorly off).
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Off (adjective)
Started on the way.
“off to see the wizard”
“And they’re off! Whatsmyname takes an early lead, with Remember The Mane behind by a nose.”
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Off (adjective)
Far; off to the side.
“the off horse or ox in a team, in distinction from the nigh or near horse”
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Off (adjective)
Designating a time when one is not strictly attentive to business or affairs, or is absent from a post, and, hence, a time when affairs are not urgent.
“He took an off day for fishing.”
“an off year in politics;”
“the off season”
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Off (adjective)
Designating a time when one is not performing to the best of one’s abilities.
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Off (adjective)
Presently unavailable.
“— I’ll have the chicken please.”
“— Sorry, chicken’s off today.”
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Off (adjective)
Right-hand in relation to the side of a horse or a vehicle.
“near”
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Off (preposition)
Used to indicate movement away from a position on
“I took it off the table.”
“Come off the roof!”
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Off (preposition)
Out of the possession of.
“He didn’t buy it off him. He stole it off him.”
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Off (preposition)
Away from or not on.
“He’s off the computer, but he’s still on the phone.”
“Keep off the grass.”
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Off (preposition)
Disconnected or subtracted from.
“We’ve been off the grid for three days now.”
“He took 20% off the list price.”
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Off (preposition)
Distant from.
“We’re just off the main road.”
“The island is 23 miles off the cape.”
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Off (preposition)
No longer wanting or taking.
“He’s been off his feed since Tuesday.”
“He’s off his meds again.”
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Off (preposition)
Placed after a number (of products or parts, as if a unit), in commerce or engineeringEngineering.
“Tantalum bar 6 off 3/8″ Dia × 12″ — Atom, Great Britain Atomic Energy Authority, 1972”
“samples submitted … 12 off Thermistors type 1K3A531 … — BSI test report for shock and vibration testing, 2000”
“I’d like to re-order those printer cartridges, let’s say 5-off.”
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Off (verb)
To kill.
“He got in the way so I had him offed.”
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Off (verb)
To switch off.
“Can you off the light?”
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Off (noun)
Beginning; starting point.
“He has been very obviously an untrustworthy narrator right from the off.”
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Off (adverb)
away from the place in question; to or at a distance
“the man ran off”
“she dashed off to her room”
“we must be off now”
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Off (adverb)
away from the main route
“turn off for Ripon”
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Off (adverb)
so as to be removed or separated
“a section of the runway had been cordoned off”
“he whipped off his coat”
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Off (adverb)
absent; away from work
“take a day off”
“he is off on sick leave”
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Off (adverb)
starting a journey or race; leaving
“they’re off!”
“the gunmen made off on foot”
“we’re off on holiday tomorrow”
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Off (adverb)
so as to bring to an end or be discontinued
“she broke off her reading to look at her husband”
“the Christmas party rounded off a hugely successful year”
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Off (adverb)
cancelled
“tell them the wedding’s off”
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Off (adverb)
(of an item on a menu) temporarily unavailable
“strawberries are off”
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Off (adverb)
(of an electrical appliance or power supply) not functioning or so as to cease to function
“the electricity was off for four days”
“switch the TV off”
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Off (adverb)
having access to or possession of material goods or wealth to the extent specified
“how are you off for money?”
“we’d been rather badly off for books”
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Off (adverb)
(with preceding numeral) denoting a quantity produced at one time.
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Off (preposition)
moving away and often down from
“the coat slipped off his arms”
“he rolled off the bed”
“trying to get us off the stage”
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Off (preposition)
situated or leading in a direction away from (a main route or intersection)
“in a little street off Whitehall”
“single wires leading off the main lines”
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Off (preposition)
out at sea from (a place on the coast)
“six miles off Dunkirk”
“anchoring off Blue Bay”
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Off (preposition)
so as to be removed or separated from
“they knocked $2,000 off the price”
“it’s a huge burden off my shoulders”
“threatening to tear the door off its hinges”
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Off (preposition)
absent from
“I took a couple of days off work”
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Off (preposition)
abstaining from
“he managed to stay off alcohol”
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Off (preposition)
having a temporary dislike of
“he’s running a temperature and he’s off his food”
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Off (adjective)
characterized by performing or feeling worse than usual; unsatisfactory or inadequate
“even the greatest athletes have off days”
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Off (adjective)
unwell
“I felt decidedly off”
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Off (adjective)
(of food) no longer fresh
“the fish was a bit off”
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Off (adjective)
located on the side of a vehicle that is normally furthest from the kerb; offside.
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Off (adjective)
annoying or unfair
“His boss deducted the money from his pay. That was a bit off”
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Off (adjective)
unfriendly or hostile
“there’s no one there except the barmaid, and she’s a bit off”
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Off (noun)
the half of the field (as divided lengthways through the pitch) towards which the batsman’s feet are pointed when standing to receive the ball.
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Off (noun)
the start of a race, journey, or experience
“now Ian is ready for the off”
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Off (verb)
leave
“supposedly loyal workers suddenly upped and offed to the new firms”
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Off (verb)
kill; murder
“I finally snapped and offed the guy”