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not in operation or operational
"the oven is off"; "the lights are off"
off(adj)below a satisfactory level
"an off year for tennis"; "his performance was off"
off, cancelled(adj)(of events) no longer planned or scheduled
"the wedding is definitely off"
off, sour, turned(adj)in an unpalatable state
"sour milk"
off(verb)not performing or scheduled for duties
"He's off every Tuesday"
murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, remove(adverb)kill intentionally and with premeditation
"The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"
away, off, forth(adverb)from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
"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, away(adverb)at a distance in space or time
"the boat was 5 miles off (or away)"; "the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)"; "away back in the 18th century"
off(adverb)no longer on or in contact or attached
"clean off the dirt"; "he shaved off his mustache"
falling short of a standardthe milk tasted off
not being in a state of use, activity, or employmentthe computer is off, so you'll have to turn it on in order to use it
not being in agreement with what is truethat claim that everyone is actually related to everyone else seems a bit off
small in degreeon the off chance that you do get straight A's, you can skip a grade
hinting at or intended to call to mind matters regarded as indecenta telltale smirk suggested that there was something off about his parting shot
from this or that placemove off a few yards before I throw the football
to put to death deliberatelythe hit man was rumored to have offed at least three people in the last year alone
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