1. off - Noun
2. off - Adjective
3. off - Verb
4. off - Adverb
5. off - Preposition
6. off - Interjection
8. off - Adjective Satellite
In a general sense, denoting from or away from; as:
Denoting distance or separation; as, the house is a mile off.
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.
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.
Denoting a different direction; not on or towards: away; as, to look off.
Denoting opposition or negation.
Away; begone; -- a command to depart.
Not on; away from; as, to be off one's legs or off the bed; two miles off the shore.
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.
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.
The side of the field that is on the right of the wicket keeper.
Source: Webster's dictionaryran away from the lion Source: Internet
wanted to get away from there Source: Internet
sent the children away to boarding school Source: Internet
the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal Source: Internet
went off to school Source: Internet
they drove off Source: Internet