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Off

The word off is, and adjective, an adverb, a noun, a proposition, and a verb.

As an adjective

As an adjective the word off means,

– performing worse than usual

– feeling worse than usual

– in adequate

– unsatisfactory

– annoying

– unfair

– unfriendly

– hostile

– (of food) being no longer fresh

– located on the side of the vehicle that is normally furthest from the curb

– offside

As an adverb

As an adverb, the word off means,

– cancel

– bring an end to

– discontinue

– absent

– be away from work

– be removed

– be separated

– away from the main route

– away from a place in question

– to or at a distance

– leaving

– the start of a journey

– the start of a race

As a noun

As a noun the word off means,

– the start of an experience

– the start of a journey

– the start of a race

As a preposition, the word off means,

– move away from

– move down from

– leading in a direction away from

– leading in the direction away from the main route

– leading in the direction away from an intersection

– situated in a direction from away from

– situated in a direction away from the main route

– situated in a direction away from an intersection

– out at sea

– out at sea from a place on the coast

– to be removed from

– to be separated from

– to be absent from

– to abstain from

– to have a temporary dislike of

As a verb

As a verb, the word off means,

– leave

– kill

– murder