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Meaning of off

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  off
      adv 1: from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is
             obsolete); "ran away from the lion"; "wanted to get away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" [syn: {away}, {off}, {forth}]
      2: 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" [syn: {off}, {away}]
      3: no longer on or in contact or attached; "clean off the dirt";
         "he shaved off his mustache"
      adj 1: not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the
             lights are off" [ant: {on}]
      2: below a satisfactory level; "an off year for tennis"; "his
         performance was off"
      3: (of events) no longer planned or scheduled; "the wedding is
         definitely off" [syn: {off}, {cancelled}] [ant: {on}]
      4: in an unpalatable state; "sour milk" [syn: {off}, {sour},
         {turned}]
      5: not performing or scheduled for duties; "He's off every
         Tuesday"
      v 1: kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss
           ordered his enemies murdered" [syn: {murder}, {slay},
           {hit}, {dispatch}, {bump off}, {off}, {polish off},
           {remove}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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