Antonyms for offs

Grammar : Interj, noun, verb

Spell : awf, of

Phonetic Transcription : ɔf, ɒf

Definition of offs

Origin : by c.1200 as an emphatic form of Old English of (see of), employed in the adverbial use of that word. The prepositional meaning "away from" and the adjectival sense of "farther" were not firmly fixed in this variant until 17c., but once they were they left the original of with the transferred and weakened senses of the word. Meaning "not working" is from 1861. Off the cuff (1938) is from the notion of speaking from notes written in haste on one's shirt cuffs. Off the rack (adj.) is from 1963; off the record is from 1933; off the wall "crazy" is 1968, probably from the notion of a lunatic "bouncing off the walls" or else in reference to carom shots in squash, handball, etc.

As in begone : interj go away
As in murder : noun killing
As in kill : verb deprive of existence; destroy
As in knock off : verb kill
As in murder : verb kill
As in obliterate : verb destroy
As in recede : verb withdraw; diminish
As in bump off : verb intentionally murder someone
As in rub out : verb dispose of
As in snuff out : verb kill
As in cancel : verb call off; erase
As in retrocede : verb recede
As in eradicate : verb destroy; remove

Example sentences :

So I offs it with 'is missis,'Cause the bloke 'ad no more right to 'er than me.
Extract from : « War's Brighter Side » by Julian Ralph.

He's got the manners of a gentleman now; offs with his hat, if there's a lady present, and such a neat way of speaking.
Extract from : « Rhoda Fleming, Complete » by George Meredith

Down he goes, offs with his stocking, and there was thirty golden guineas.
Extract from : « The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI » by Robert Louis Stevenson

The very sad life I have led since I was your pupil must partly account for the offs and ons in this now to be arranged business.
Extract from : « Life of Lord Byron, Vol. III » by Thomas Moore

We had great times at these "stirrin' offs" which usually took place at night.
Extract from : « Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States » by Work Projects Administration

Synonyms for offs

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