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• Off — ([o^]f; 115), adv. [OE. of, orig. the same word as R. of, prep., AS. of, adv. & prep. [root]194. See {Of}.] In a general sense, denoting from or away from; as: [1913 Webster] 1. Denoting distance or separation; as, the house is a mile off. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Off — Off, prep. Not on; away from; as, to be off one s legs or off the bed; two miles off the shore. Addison. [1913 Webster] {Off hand}. See {Offhand}. {Off side} (Football), out of play; said when a player has got in front of the ball in a scrimmage …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Off — Off, a. 1. 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Off — ([o^]f; 115), interj. Away; begone; a command to depart. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Off — Off, n. (Cricket) The side of the field that is on the right of the wicket keeper. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• off — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English of, from Old English more at of Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) from a place or position < march off >; specifically away from land < ship stood off to sea > (2) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• off of — preposition Date: 1567 off Usage: The of is often criticized as superfluous, a comment that is irrelevant because off of is an idiom. It is much more common in speech than in edited writing and is more common in American English than in British …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Off and on — Off Off ([o^]f; 115), adv. [OE. of, orig. the same word as R. of, prep., AS. of, adv. & prep. [root]194. See {Of}.] In a general sense, denoting from or away from; as: [1913 Webster] 1. Denoting distance or separation; as, the house is a mile off …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Off Broadway — plays or musicals are performed in New York City. Off Broadway originally referred to the location of a venue (and its productions) on a street in Manhattan s Theater District that intersected the street called Broadway the long time hub of the… …   Wikipedia

• off the wagon — {adj. phr.}, {slang} No longer refusing to drink whiskey or other alcoholic beverages; drinking liquor again, after stopping for a while. * /When a heavy drinker quits he must really quit. One little drink of whiskey is enough to drive him off… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• off the wagon — {adj. phr.}, {slang} No longer refusing to drink whiskey or other alcoholic beverages; drinking liquor again, after stopping for a while. * /When a heavy drinker quits he must really quit. One little drink of whiskey is enough to drive him off… …   Dictionary of American idioms