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The meaning of the word "Off" in English


Off adv. : In a general sense, denoting from or away from; as:

Off adv. : Denoting distance or separation; as, the house is a mile off.

Off adv. : 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.

Off adv. : 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.

Off adv. : Denoting a different direction; not on or towards: away; as, to look off.

Off adv. : Denoting opposition or negation.

Off interj. : Away; begone; -- a command to depart.

Off prep. : Not on; away from; as, to be off one's legs or off the bed; two miles off the shore.

Off a. : 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.

Off a. : 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.

Off n. : The side of the field that is on the right of the wicket keeper.

Example:
How much time Off work does a normal employee request?

Taxonomy
repellents, family, insect repellent, pesky insects, outdoor activities, tick, mosquito coil, mosquito, bug bites, outdoors, mosquito protection, bug spray, mosquitoes, products, S. C. Johnson & Son, Son, Inc, Family Sports, Family Fun.

Defination from the web:
OFF! personal and area repellents keep pesky insects out of the outdoor activities that you and your family enjoy. ... you and your entire family, no matter what the occasion. Sponsored by Weather.com. OFF! ... To discover the right OFF!® products for you, simply select your activity: ... 

synonyms
  (adjective) cancelled
  (adjective) sour
  (adjective) turned
  (adverb) away
  (adverb) forth
  (verb) murder
  (verb) slay
  (verb) hit
  (verb) dispatch
  (verb) bump off
  (verb) polish off
  (verb) remove
  (verb) kill
antonyms
  (adjective) on
similar terms
  (adjective) disconnected
  (adjective) inactive
  (adjective) soured
  (adjective) unsatisfactory


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