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(satellite adjective) not performing or scheduled for duties; "He's off every Tuesday"; "he was off duty when it happened"; "an off-duty policeman" |
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Synonyms: off duty, off-duty |
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(adverb) no longer on or in contact or attached; "clean off the dirt"; "he shaved off his mustache" |
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(adverb) 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 l8th century" |
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Synonyms: away |
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(adjective) not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off" |
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Antonyms: on |
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(adjective) (of events) no longer planned or scheduled; "the wedding is definitely off" |
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Synonyms: cancelled |
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Antonyms: on |
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(satellite adjective) below a satisfactory level; "an off year for tennis"; "his performance was off" |
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(satellite adjective) in an unpalatable state; "sour milk" |
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Synonyms: sour, turned |
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(adverb) from a particular thing or place or position; "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school"; "the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal"; "went off to school"; "they drove off"; (`forth' is obsolete as in "go forth and preach") |
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Synonyms: away, forth |
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