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Adv., prep., adj., & n.
Out of position; not on ortouching or attached; loose, separate, gone (has come off; takeyour coat off).
So asto break continuity or continuance; discontinued, stopped (turnoff the radio; take a day off; the game is off).
A from; away or down or up from (fell off the chair;took something off the price; jumped off the edge). b not on(was already off the pitch).
A (temporarily) relieved of orabstaining from (off duty; am off my diet). b not attracted byfor the time being (off their food; off smoking). c notachieving or doing one's best in (off form; off one's game).
Cricketdesignating the half of the field (as divided lengthways throughthe pitch) to which the striker's feet are pointed.
Somewhat unwell (amfeeling a bit off). off and on intermittently; now and then.off-centre not quite coinciding with a central position. theoff chance see CHANCE. off colour 1 not in good health.
USsomewhat indecent. off the cuff see CUFF(1). off-day a daywhen one is not at one's best. off-drive Cricket drive (theball) to the off side. off one's feet see FOOT. off form seeFORM. off guard see GUARD. off one's hands see HAND. offone's head see HEAD. off-key 1 out of tune.
A licence forthis. off limits see LIMIT. off-line Computing (of a computerterminal or process) not directly controlled by or connected toa central processor. off of sl. disp. = OFF prep. (picked itoff of the floor). off-peak used or for use at times other thanthose of greatest demand. off the peg see PEG. off-piste (ofskiing) away from prepared ski runs. off the point adj.irrelevant.
Adv. irrelevantly. off-putting Brit.disconcerting; repellent. off the record see RECORD. off-roadattrib.adj.
(of avehicle etc.) designed for rough terrain or for cross-countrydriving. off-season a time when business etc. is slack.off-stage adj. & adv. not on the stage and so not visible oraudible to the audience. off-street (esp. of parking vehicles)other than on a street. off-time a time when business etc. isslack. off-the-wall sl. crazy, absurd, outlandish. off-whitewhite with a grey or yellowish tinge. [orig. var. of OF, todistinguish the sense]
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