Word Meaning

off definition and meaning

adv. In a general sense, denoting from or away from; as:
adv. Denoting distance or separation; as, the house is a mile off.
adv. Denoting the action of removing or separating; separation; as, to take off the hat or cloak; to cut off, to pare off, to clip off, to peel off, to tear off, to march off, to fly off, and the like.
adv. Denoting a leaving, abandonment, departure, abatement, interruption, or remission; as, the fever goes off; the pain goes off; the game is off; all bets are off.
adv. Denoting a different direction; not on or towards: away; as, to look off.
adv. Denoting opposition or negation.
interj. Away; begone; -- a command to depart.
prep. Not on; away from; as, to be off one's legs or off the bed; two miles off the shore.
a. On the farther side; most distant; on the side of an animal or a team farthest from the driver when he is on foot; in the United States, the right side; as, the off horse or ox in a team, in distinction from the nigh or near horse or ox; the off leg.
a. Designating a time when one is not strictly attentive to business or affairs, or is absent from his post, and, hence, a time when affairs are not urgent; as, he took an off day for fishing: an off year in politics.
n. The side of the field that is on the right of the wicket keeper.

Crossword clues for off

- ... and on
- All bets are ...
- Away
- Away from
- Cancelled
- Cancelled golf, if taken evenly
- Curdled
- Half the office is on holidays
- Inedible
- It’s just not on to be away from work
- Not on
- Not on some of face
- Not running away from work
- Not switched on
- On and ...
- On leave
- Rancid
- Rancid so scrubbed from the menu
- Rotten
- Scrubbed from the menu - it’s rancid!
- Switch position is not quite right
- Turning bad
- Wrapped in waterproof fabric and smelling bad