off
adj 1: not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the
lights are off" [ant: {on}]
2: below a satisfactory level; "an off year for tennis"; "his
performance was off"
3: (of events) no longer planned or scheduled; "the wedding is
definitely off" [syn: {cancelled}] [ant: {on}]
4: in an unpalatable state; "sour milk" [syn: {sour}, {turned}]
5: not performing or scheduled for duties; "He's off every
Tuesday"; "he was off duty when it happened"; "an off-duty
policeman" [syn: {off(p)}, {off duty(p)}, {off-duty(a)}]
adv 1: from a particular thing or place or position; "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school"; "they drove off"; (`forth' is obsolete as in
"go forth and preach") [syn: {away}, {forth}]
2: 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 l8th century" [syn: {away}]
3: no longer on or in contact or attached; "clean off the
dirt"; "he shaved off his mustache"