Phrase Hound found 2,419+ phrases and 328 compound words that contain off. The most common are listed below. Open off in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 2,419+
- cut offTo remove by cutting.
- take offTo remove.
- get offTo move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it.
- pay-offA payment in full; the state of having been paid in full.
- show offTo exhibit the best attributes of something.
- go offTo explode.
- set offTo leave; to set out; to begin a journey or trip.
- turn offTo dismiss; to fire.
- drop offTo fall asleep.
- off-the-wallWildly unconventional; bizarre; absurd.
- day offA day of vacation; a day when one does not go to work, school, etc.
- kick offTo make the first kick in a game or part of a game.
- off the groundHaving gotten a good start; having reached a level of stability or self-sufficiency.
- off the recordNot for publication.
- off the tableBeyond consideration.
- pull offTo remove by pulling.
- time offA period of time where one is not required to work.
- rip offMisspelling of rip-off.
- off the planOf a building, especially a residence, from the plan of a proposed building before it is actually built.
- one-offOccurring once, independent of any pattern; one-time.
- fall offTo become detached or to drop from.
- off the booksWith regard to income, undeclared for taxes and social insurance purposes, etc.
- off-topicNot related to the matter under discussion.
- head offTo begin moving away.
- switch offTo stop or disable a device by turning a switch or a lever.
Compound words 328
- offlineOf a system, currently not connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. For example, a power plant which is not connected to the grid, or a computer which is not connected to the Internet or to any other communications service.
- offsetAnything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.
- offspringA person's daughter or son; a person's child.
- offbeatThe beats not normally accented in a measure.
- offsideIn an illegal position ahead of the ball, puck, etc.
- offsiteAway from a main location; in a place not owned by a particular organisation.
- offalThe internal organs of an animal (entrails or innards), used as food.
- offhandWithout planning or thinking ahead.
- offscreenExisting or happening outside the frame of the cinema or television screen
- offstageOf or relating to that part of a stage not visible to the audience.