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Adjective off has 5 senses
- off - not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off"
Antonyms: on, connected
- off - below a satisfactory level; "an off year for tennis"; "his performance was off"
Antonym: satisfactory (indirect, via unsatisfactory)
- off, cancelled - (of events) no longer planned or scheduled; "the wedding is definitely off"
Antonyms: on, happening
- off, sour, turned - in an unpalatable state; "sour milk"
Antonym: unsoured (indirect, via soured)
- off, off duty, off-duty - not performing or scheduled for duties; "He's off every Tuesday"; "he was off duty when it happened"; "an off-duty policeman"
Antonym: active (indirect, via inactive)
Adverbial off has 3 senses
- away, off, forth - from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete); "ran away from the lion"; "wanted to get away from there"; "sent the children away to boarding school"; "the teacher waved the children away from the dead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"; "they drove off"; "go forth and preach"
- off, 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"
- off - no longer on or in contact or attached; "clean off the dirt"; "he shaved off his mustache"
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