off
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
kill intentionally and with premeditation
The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- murder derivation
- despatch derivation
- hit derivation
- killer derivation
- liquidator derivation
Sense 2 adjective
not in operation or operational
the oven is off
Related & opposite
- on antonym
- disconnected similar to
Sense 3 adverb
from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
ran away from the lion
Related & opposite
- archaism domain usage
Sense 4 adjective
below a satisfactory level
an off year for tennis
Related & opposite
- unsatisfactory similar to
Sense 5 adverb
at a distance in space or time
the boat was 5 miles off (or away)
Sense 6 adjective
(of events) no longer planned or scheduled
the wedding is definitely off
Related & opposite
- on antonym
Sense 7 adverb
no longer on or in contact or attached
clean off the dirt
Sense 8 adjective
in an unpalatable state
sour milk
Related & opposite
Sense 9 adjective
not performing or scheduled for duties
He's off every Tuesday
Related & opposite
- inactive similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | murder |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | despatch |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hit |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | killer |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | liquidator |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | kill |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | burke |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | execute |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | on |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | disconnected |
| 3 | domain usage | Related & opposite | archaism |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | unsatisfactory |
| 6 | antonym | Related & opposite | on |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | acidity |
| 8 | similar to | Related & opposite | soured |
| 9 | similar to | Related & opposite | inactive |