(adv.) In a general sense, denoting from or away from; as:
(adv.) Denoting distance or separation; as, the house is a mile
off.
(adv.) 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.
(adv.) 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.
(adv.) Denoting a different direction; not on or towards: away; as,
to look off.
(adv.) Denoting opposition or negation.
(interj.) Away; begone; -- a command to depart.
(prep.) Not on; away from; as, to be off one's legs or off the bed;
two miles off the shore.
(a.) 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 or ox; the off leg.
(a.) 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.
(n.) The side of the field that is on the right of the wicket
keeper.
