ADVERB | all | off, away, forth | from a particular thing or place or position ('forth' is obsolete) |
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all | off, away | at a distance in space or time | |
all | off | no longer on or in contact or attached | |
ADJECTIVE | all | off | not in operation or operational |
all | off | below a satisfactory level | |
all | off, cancelled | (of events) no longer planned or scheduled | |
all | off, sour, turned | in an unpalatable state | |
all | off | not performing or scheduled for duties | |
VERB | social | off, murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, polish off, remove | kill intentionally and with premeditation |
Sounds | ao'f | |
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Rhymes | blastoff ... turnoff: 31 rhymes with aof... |
Meaning | not in operation or operational. | |
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Narrower | disconnected | not plugged in or connected to a power source |
Opposite | on | In operation or operational |
Spanish | apagado, desconectado |
Meaning | Below a satisfactory level. | |
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Broader | unsatisfactory | not giving satisfaction |
Spanish | mal, malo | |
Catalan | dolent, mal |
Meaning | (of events) no longer planned or scheduled. | |
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Example | "the wedding is definitely off" | |
Synonym | cancelled | |
Opposite | on | (of events) planned or scheduled |
Spanish | anulado, cancelado |
Meaning | In an unpalatable state. | |
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Synonyms | sour, turned | |
Broader | soured | Having turned bad |
Spanish | agrio | |
Catalan | agre |
Meaning | not performing or scheduled for duties. | |
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Example | "He's off every Tuesday" | |
Broader | inactive | not engaged in full-time work |
Spanish | apagado |
Meaning | From a particular thing or place or position ('forth' is obsolete). | |
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Synonyms | away, forth | |
Usage of | archaism, archaicism | The use of an archaic expression |
Spanish | lejos |
Meaning | At a distance in space or time. | |
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Synonym | away | |
Spanish | lejos |
Meaning | no longer on or in contact or attached. | |
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Meaning | kill intentionally and with premeditation. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, polish off, remove | |
Narrower | burke | murder without leaving a trace on the body |
execute | murder in a planned fashion | |
Broader | kill | Cause to die |
Spanish | asesinar, borrar, cargarse, despachar, echarse, eliminar, matar, matar violentamente, quitar de enmedio | |
Catalan | assassinar, carregar-se, eliminar, treure de'n mig |
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