definition of
off

[1] #1 off r. [away, forth] from a particular thing or place or position ('forth' is obsolete); "ran away from the lion"; "wanted to get away from there"; "sent the children away to boarding school"; "the teacher waved the children away from the dead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"; ". wn

[2] #2 off r. [away] 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 18th century". wn

[3] #3 off r. no longer on or in contact or attached; "clean off the dirt"; "he shaved off his mustache". wn

[4] #4 off s. below a satisfactory level; "an off year for tennis"; "his performance was off". wn

[5] #5 off v. [murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, polish off, remove] kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered". wn