Определение off в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь
- To switch off
Can you off the light?.
- Distant from
We're just off the main road.; ''The island is 23 miles off the cape.
- in, or towards the half of the field away from the batsman's legs; the right side for a right-handed batsman
- Disconnected or subtracted from
We've been off the grid for three days now.; He took 20% off the list price.
- rancid, rotten
This milk is off!.
- In a direction away from the speaker or object
The book fell off the table.
- Placed after a number (of products or parts, as if a unit), in commerce or engineering
I'd like to re-order those printer cartridges, let's say 5-off.
- Less than normal, in temperament or in result
sales are off this quarter.
- Out of the possession of
He didn't buy it off him. He stole it off him.
- Used to indicate movement away from a position on
I took it off the table.; Come off the roof!.
- Into a state of non-operation; into a state of non-existence
die off.
- Away from or not on
He's off the computer, but he's still on the phone.; Keep off the grass.
- To kill
He got in the way so I had him offed.
- No longer wanting or taking
He's been off his feed since Tuesday.; He's off his meds again.
- inoperative, disabled
All the lights are off.
- farther or more distant
- {a} signifying distance, not on or near, from
- If you are off something, you have stopped liking it. I'm off coffee at the moment Diarrhoea can make you feel weak, as well as putting you off your food
- If someone is off something harmful such as a drug, they have stopped taking or using it. She felt better and the psychiatrist took her off drug therapy
- {e} from; up from; so as to get out or come out of (bus, train, etc.); reduced by (e.g.: "This week all the shirts are 10% off"); so as to get rid of or remove something (i.e.: "The stain will come off your dress")
- Do not use automatic time stepping
- below a satisfactory level; "an off year for tennis"; "his performance was off"
- In a general sense, denoting from or away from; as: Denoting distance or separation; as, the house is a mile off
- A beer with flavors not common to acceptable beers; also defective
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- If you live off a particular kind of food, you eat it in order to live. If you live off a particular source of money, you use it to live. Her husband's memories are of living off roast chicken and drinking whisky Antony had been living off the sale of his own paintings. = on
- {ü} away with you! stand down! (expression of dismissal)
- If food has gone off, it tastes and smells bad because it is no longer fresh enough to be eaten. Don't eat that! It's mouldy. It's gone off! = bad
- This tasting term indicates undesirable flavors or aromas in the alcohol
- If something happens on and off, or off and on, it happens occasionally, or only for part of a period of time, not in a regular or continuous way. I was still working on and off as a waitress to support myself We lived together, off and on, for two years
- in an unpalatable state; "sour milk"
- Denoting a leaving, abandonment, departure, abatement, interruption, or remission; as, the fever goes off; the pain goes off; the game is off; all bets are off
- If something such as an agreement or a sporting event is off, it is cancelled. Until Pointon is completely happy, however, the deal's off Greenpeace refused to call off the event. on
- If something is a long way off, it is a long distance away from you. Florida was a long way off Below you, though still 50 miles off, is the most treeless stretch of land imaginable. = away
- A term meaning that certain bets will not be at risk on the next roll of the dice
- If you go off, you leave a place. He was just about to drive off when the secretary came running out She gave a hurried wave and set off across the grass She was off again. Last year she had been to Kenya. This year it was Goa When his master's off traveling, Caleb stays with Pierre's parents
- rotten
- {s} closed, deactivated (machine, appliance, etc.); canceled; secondary (road); free from work (day, etc.); right (side of the road); bad, rotten (food); small in level, remote
- 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
- Two-byte parameter in the disk parameter block at DPB + 13 bytes This value specifies the number of reserved system tracks The disk directory begins in the first sector of track OFF
- no longer on or in contact or attached; "clean off the dirt"; "he shaved off his mustache"
- If a machine runs off a particular kind of fuel or power, it uses that power in order to function. The Auto Compact Disc Cleaner can run off batteries or mains
- A designation that a bet is not working on a particular roll
- If something is taken off something else or moves off it, it is no longer touching that thing. He took his feet off the desk I took the key for the room off a rack above her head Hugh wiped the rest of the blood off his face with his handkerchief. = from Off is also an adverb. Lee broke off a small piece of orange and held it out to him His exhaust fell off six laps from the finish
- The side of the field that is on the right of the wicket keeper
- from
I've just returned from the post office.
- I have just returned from the post office.
Muriel is making a poor living from her part-time job.
- Muriel is living poorly off of her part-time job.
- Denoting a different direction; not on or towards: away; as, to look off
- If something is situated off a place such as a coast, room, or road, it is near to it or next to it, but not exactly in it. The boat was anchored off the northern coast of the peninsula Lily lives in a penthouse just off Park Avenue
- officer
Aren't you a police officer?
- Aren't you a police officer?
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- Denoting the action of removing or separating; separation; as, to take off the hat or cloak; to cut off, to pare off, to clip off, to peel off, to tear off, to march off, to fly off, and the like
- Designating a time when one is not strictly attentive to business or affairs, or is absent from his post, and, hence, a time when affairs are not urgent; as, he took an off day for fishing: an off year in politics
- Pressing this key turns the scale off
- If there is money off something, its price is reduced by the amount specified. Simons Leatherwear, 37 Old Christchurch Road. 20 per cent off all jackets this Saturday. discounts offering thousands of pounds off the normal price of a car. Off is also an adverb. I'm prepared to knock five hundred pounds off but no more
- Slang: down; set; Slang: off-side
- 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"
- This can refer to the aroma or flavors It's a wine that's not quite right
- Not on; away from; as, to be off one's legs or off the bed; two miles off the shore
- If you have time off or a particular day off, you do not go to work or school, for example because you are ill or it is a day when you do not usually work. The rest of the men had the day off She was sacked for demanding Saturdays off I'm off tomorrow The average Swede was off sick 27 days last year. Off is also a preposition. He could not get time off work to go on holiday
- not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off"
- off In addition to the uses shown below, off is used after some verbs and nouns in order to introduce extra information. Off is also used in phrasal verbs such as `get off', `pair off', and `sleep off'
- If you keep off a street or piece of land, you do not step on it or go there. Locking up men does nothing more than keep them off the streets The local police had warned visitors to keep off the beach at night. Off is also an adverb. a sign saying `Keep Off'
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- down with; at a distance; from here; completely; discontinued
- If you keep off a subject, you deliberately avoid talking about it. Keep off the subject of politics Keep the conversation off linguistic matters
- If something is a long time off, it will not happen for a long time. An end to the crisis seems a long way off The required technology is probably still two years off
- Board (OB) A transaction of a listed stock which is not completed on a national exchange, or a transaction of an over-the-counter stock (OTB) Yahoo shows these stocks as OTC-OB - Over the Counter Off Board
- not performing or scheduled for duties; "He's off every Tuesday"; "he was off duty when it happened"; "an off-duty policeman"
- If you get something off someone, you obtain it from them. I don't really get a lot of information, and if I do I get it off Mark `Telmex' was bought off the government by a group of investors. = from
- not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off" (of events) no longer planned or scheduled; "the wedding is definitely off" below a satisfactory level; "an off year for tennis"; "his performance was off" in an unpalatable state; "sour milk" no longer on or in contact or attached; "clean off the dirt"; "he shaved off his mustache" 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
- off and on
- intermittently
With so much worry, I only slept off and on last night.
- off balance
- Not physical balanced; not having physical equilibrium
- off balance
- surprised; perplexed
- off base
- Incorrect or inappropriate; not properly executed, envisioned, or understood
That partisan rhetoric may be heated, but it's not entirely off base.
- off base
- Mistaken; misguided; somewhat wrong in opinion or judgment
But he's off-base in describing the city as having record crime until he took office.
- off base
- Situated or happening outside the boundaries of a military base
A Virginia lawmaker wants to improve off-base living conditions for enlisted troops with families.
- off base
- Positioned somewhere between the bases, and hence vulnerable to being caught out
The hippo heard us, and, like a baseball player caught off base, tried to get back to the river.
- off board
- Not on or in a means of transportation
- off board
- Not participating
- off book
- No longer needing the script to rehearse
'So if Antigone wants to be off book, I think the rest of you should be off book too.'.
- off book
- below the list price
in the winter of 1957-58 prices were 60 percent off book..
- off brand
- A brand other than a famous one, for a product or service for which a famous brand exists
- off brands
- plural form of off brand
- off break
- a normal ball bowled by a off spin bowler, moving from off to leg (for a right-handed batsman)
- off breaks
- plural form of off break
- off chance
- A condition of not being likely or probable
He submitted a job application on the off chance that nobody better would.
- off course
- not following the planned, or intended, route
The strong winds made the car go careering off course.
- off course
- Common misspelling of of course
- off cutter
- a ball bowled by a fast bowler who uses finger spin to move the ball from off to leg (for a right-handed batsman)
- off cutters
- plural form of off cutter
- off day
- A day in which a person is not performing up to their usual level of ability
I understand any pitcher can have an off day but walking four batters in one inning is ridiculous!.
- off day
- A day in which an employee is not scheduled to work
Until they gain a little seniority at this hospital, newly hired nurses need not expect to have two consecutive off days.
- off days
- plural form of off day
- off drive
- a type of batsman's shot played by swinging the bat vertically and hitting the ball along the ground in the direction of mid off
- off drive
- to play such a shot
- off duty
- Not engaged in an assigned task, duty or occupation
The man was rescued by an off duty fire fighter.
- off guard
- Not vigilant; unprepared; inattentive
His sudden appearance at the office caught her completely off guard.
- off label
- Use of a prescription medication by a physician to treat a condition other than that for which the drug was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
While the drug is approved for use in treating stomach cancer, many doctors prescribe it off label for other cancers as well.
- off licences
- plural form of off licence
- off like a bride's nightie
- Making a rapid departure; away
Just before it was to be his shout, he was 'off like a bride's nightie.''.
- off like a prom dress
- Making a start, or departing, very rapidly
When we heard the police car pull up, we were off like a prom dress.
- off of
- off; from
I took this paper off of his desk.
- off of
- on
This is based off of his first book.
- off one's chump
- Crazy, insane
I'm going away. He's off his chump, he is.
- off one's dot
- off one's rocker; bananas; mad
Gone a bit off 'er dot, he whispered.
- off one's face
- Extremely intoxicated, either by alcohol or drugs
- off one's game
- In or into a condition of competing below a usual level of performance
Then the latter, as every golfer does at times, suddenly went right off his game.
- off one's game
- Playing or competing below one's usual level of performance
One fellow I knew once was off his game the whole first half because some idiot was flying a kite over the field advertising some one's pills.
- off one's game
- Performing in any activity below one's usual level; behaving in an irregular, inept, or awkward manner; feeling unwell
Big Bertha, the crowd-pleasing sand tiger shark who survived an astonishing four decades at the New York Aquarium, has died. She was off her game. She slowed down. She wasn't quite right, said Hans Walters, the animal department supervisor.
- off one's game
- In or into a condition which reflects unaccustomed poor performance or unwellness in an activity or situation
Adam found himself answering the viewer's questions while also trying to cook—which threw him off his game.
- off one's nut
- insane
- off one's own bat
- At one's own instigation
My boss didn't tell me to reorganize the filing system, I did it off my own bat.
- off one's rocker
- Crazy; insane
He's off his rocker if he thinks he can tackle the whole thing alone.
- off one's rocket
- Barmy; crazy; insane
- off one's tits
- Heavily intoxicated; to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs
- off one's trolley
- Having gone mad; insane
Being slightly off one’s trolleyUppermost in my list of top four teaching behaviours is being ever-so-slightly crazy . . . to keep students guessing whether or not I have lost my marbles, and being not quite so predictable.
- off pat
- Thoroughly practiced, rehearsed, or understood
- off side
- the side of the pitch away from the batsman's legs as he takes his stance at the wicket; the right side for a right-handed batsman
- off spin
- a style of bowling in which a (right-handed) bowler spins the ball such that, after bouncing, it moves from off to leg (for a right-handed batsman)
- off spinner
- a bowler who bowls off spin
- off spinners
- plural form of off spinner
- off stump
- the stump on the off side of the batsman's wicket
- off the back foot
- from a defensive position
- off the bat
- From the start; immediately; right away
Right off the bat, I can see that you need to save your work more often.
- off the beaten path
- To a secluded location; to a place which is not frequently visited or not widely known
Jean had thought that the prowler might be some tramp who had wandered far off the beaten path of migratory humans.
- off the beaten path
- In a secluded location; in a place which is not frequently visited or not widely known
Only a small group of websites, well off the beaten path of most surfers, contain the malicious code.
- off the beaten track
- In a place or places not commonly visited
From Nikko northwards my route was altogether off the beaten track, and had never been traversed in its entirety by any European. I lived among the Japanese, and saw their mode of living in regions unaffected by European contact.
- off the beaten track
- To a place or places not commonly visited
The search for authenticity arguably motivates backpackers to travel off the beaten track in search of areas not yet contaminated by tourists or other backpackers.
- off the books
- Undeclared for tax and social insurance etc
His company was fined for paying staff off the books.
- off the chain
- Free from work or direct supervision. In reference to slave labor, where workers are chained, or to the figurative chain of workers of an assembly line
The morose Ed Wilshot poured himself another drink and mumbled something about taking three weeks off the chain and heading south for some sunshine.
- off the chain
- Crazy and exciting; delirious and wild. By analogy to a frenetic dog when unleashed
When I arrived at the Waldorf I was taken away by its grandeur. The party was located on the 42nd floor in the Tower Suites. The room was completely off the chain. I am so glad that Tracy accepted the invite to go with me and she had a good time. There were a lot of good-looking African men there.
- off the charts
- Outside of the normal range of measurement; beyond expectations
Advance sales quickly went off the charts.
- off the clock
- Not being paid for working
- off the clock
- Relaxing
- off the clock
- Not at work
- off the deep end
- Crazy, erratic, or irrational
It used to be a funny comic, but lately it has gone off the deep end.
- off the ground
- Having gotten a good start; having reached a level of stability or self-sufficiency
Once a business gets off the ground, a different management style may become appropriate.
- off the hook
- Of a telephone, having an open connection; not hung up
I think he left the phone off the hook so that nobody would call him.
- off the hook
- Performing extraordinarily well
That's five three-pointers in a row! Smith is off the hook!.
- off the hook
- Relieved of a duty, burden, responsibility, or pressure
Without any evidence, the police had to let the suspect off the hook.
- off the mark
- Inaccurate; not correct or appropriate
His answers are consistently off the mark. None of them quite make sense.
- off the radar
- unlikely to happen, or be important in the near future or tending to escape detection or attention
A UK referendum on the EU constitution now seems to be moving off the radar.
- off the rails
- Off the intended path
- off the rails
- Out of control
- off the rails
- Insane
- off the rails
- In an abnormal manner, especially in a manner that causes damage or malfunctioning
- off the record
- in secret
- off the record
- unofficial
- off the reservation
- Violating rules
- off the reservation
- In violation of rules; out of bounds
- off the top of one's head
- Without great thought or investigation; extemporaneous; natural; offhand
I cannot think of any good examples off the top of my head, but give me a couple of hours and I'm sure I could come up with something.
- off the wagon
- No longer maintaining a program of self-improvement or abstinence from an undesirable habit, especially drinking alcohol
She kept up her diet for an entire month before falling off the wagon.
- off vocal
- A song that is the same as another song but without vocals
- off worlder
- Alternative spelling of off-worlder
- off worlders
- Alternative spelling of off-worlders
- off worlders
- plural form of off worlder
- off-Broadway
- Of or pertaining to an off-Broadway theater, or a production mounted in one
Little Shop of Horrors is probaby the most famous of the off-Broadway productions.
- off-Broadway
- In the New York City area, a small theater with fewer than 300 seats, or a production in such a theater, usually away from the "Broadway" theater district, which operates under special rules from the theatrical unions, which permits mounting productions at a much lower cost
Costs what they are, even Neil Simon premiered a play off-Broadway.
- off-base
- Alternative form of off base
- off-book
- off the books, not officially recorded
- off-brand
- Attributive form of off brand
off-brand sugar.
- off-campus
- Engaging in an activity by a faculty member or a student of an educational institution off the campus
- off-campus
- Pertaining to facilities or activities regularly utilized by the faculty or students of an educational institution that are located off the campus
- off-campus
- Pertaining to a student of an educational institution who resides off the campus
- off-chance
- Alternative spelling of off chance
- off-color
- Considered dirty, vulgar or obscene
an off-color joke.
- off-corn
- Waste or inferior corn thrown out during dressing
- off-duty
- Alternative spelling of off duty
- off-flow
- A flow from something (or somewhere) to something (or somewhere) else
What percentage of claimant off-flows from jobseeker's allowance were due to the claimant claiming incapacity benefit?.
- off-gas
- Gas produced as a side effect of a chemical reaction, sometimes hazardous
- off-guard
- Alternative spelling of off guard
- off-handed
- Note that, according to Partridge, 'off-handed is unnecessary for off-hand; off-handedly is unnecessary for off-hand. These terms may be written as one word.'
- off-handed
- negligent, neglectful, careless, unmindful, inattentive, uncaring, insouciant, indifferent, casual, slapdash, lax, perfunctory, superficial, sluttish, untidy, slovenly, uncircumspect
- off-hour
- A period when traffic is light
- off-key
- pitched inaccurately either above or below the correct note
- off-key
- not harmonious, or out of accord
- off-label
- Alternative spelling of off label
- off-licence
- A shop selling alcohol for consumption only off the premises
- off-limits
- Not to be entered or used; restricted
The pond was off-limits to swimmers.
- off-message
- publicly stating or supporting a policy counter to the official party policy
- off-model
- Somewhat deviant from the original source material or model sheets
- off-off-Broadway
- A New York City area off-Broadway-style show, but not operating under the aegis of the theatrical unions. These are generally very low budget, with limited casts and even more limited production values, performed in unconventional, ad hoc spaces
- off-off-Broadway
- Of or pertaining to an off-off-Broadway production
- off-off-off Broadway
- Of or pertaining to an off-off-off-Broadway production, or to the space they are performed in
- off-off-off Broadway
- An almost jocular term for theatrical productions performed in spaces remote from Manhattan, but nonetheless in the greater New York City area, and which otherwise fit the description of an off-off-Broadway show
- off-peak
- During a period of less use or demand than the maximum (peak), generally overnight
Phone calls on weekdays between 18:00 and 08:00 the following day are charged at an off-peak tariff, lower than peak, but higher than weekend.
- off-piste
- Of snow that has not been compacted by overuse; tends to be more exciting but less regulated and more dangerous
We are skiing off-piste this morning.
- off-pister
- Someone who skis or snowboards off-piste
- off-put
- Alternative form of put off
- off-putting
- Disconcerting, annoying or repulsive; tending to put off
His habit of picking his nose is quite off-putting.
- off-ramp
- A segment of roadway that directs vehicular traffic onto ordinary roads from a freeway
- off-road
- Designed for, used for, or taking place on a driving surface that is not traditionally paved, such as a beach or rugged terrain
- off-roader
- A vehicle that is designed to drive off the road
- off-season
- Period of time when regular competitions are not being held, or when an athlete is not participation in competitions
Alternating off-season and precontest cycles in bodybuilding over a period of years will result in the relatively quick development of a championship physique.
- off-season
- That part of the year when business is most slack and there are fewest clients or visitors
- off-slip
- A slip road by which traffic leaves a major road such as a motorway
- off-speed
- Being a pitch thrown at a slower speed than a fastball, such as a change-up
- off-target
- Away from a target
- off-the-ball
- Occurring away from active play
- off-the-books
- Alternative spelling of off the books
- off-the-charts
- Exceeding the normal range of measurement
First-day sales were off the charts.
- off-the-cuff
- Extemporaneous; without prior preparation; impromptu
He made a few off-the-cuff remarks before launching into his prepared speech.
- off-the-rack
- ready-made in a range of standard sizes
- off-the-record
- unofficial
- off-the-record
- unofficially
- off-the-record
- secret
- off-the-record
- secretly, in secret
- off-the-shelf
- As purchased or as commonly available, without modification or customization
We can build a specialized part for you, but an off-the-shelf product will probably cost less.
- off-the-shoulder
- not covering the shoulders
- off-the-wall
- Greatly inappropriate
His behaviour today is off-the-wall.
- off-the-wall
- Wildly unconventional; bizarre; absurd
She is a very off-the-wall character.
- off-topic
- Not related to the matter under discussion
- off-track
- Away from an intended route; wayward
- off-track
- conducted away from a racetrack
- off-white
- Of a very pale colour that is almost white
- off-white
- A very pale colour that is almost white
off-white colour:.
- off-worlder
- One who is not from the local planet/world/plane/dimension/universe
- off the market
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- off the record
- Information that may be neither attributed or published Only top commanders should use such statements when it is necessary to take a reporter into confidence or to avoid a breach of security DoD policy is to avoid off-the-record statements
- off the market
- Not single
