Textual thesaurus for "off"

(adj) cancelled

(of events) no longer planned or scheduled

the wedding is definitely off

(adj) sour, turned

in an unpalatable state

sour milk

(adv) forth, away

from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)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; they drove off; go forth and preach

(adv) 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

(verb) slay, dispatch, polish off, remove, bump off, hit, murder

kill intentionally and with premeditation

The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered