Definitions

be off

Part of Speech:

All (4) Interjection (1) Verb (3)

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scat interj.
get along v.
get out v.
lean v.

INTERJECTION

scat

Synonyms

STRONG

git scoot scram shoo

WEAK

away with you be off with you beat it begone bug off get going get out get out from under my feet get out of my sight get out of my way off with you out of the way out with you

VERB

get along

Synonyms

WEAK

advance go go away leave march move move off move on proceed progress push ahead take a hike

Antonyms

WEAK

argue arrive bicker cease halt stop

VERB

get out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

avoid break out go leave take off

WEAK

alight beat it begone bug off buzz off clear out decamp depart dodge duck egress evacuate evade exit extricate oneself flee fly free oneself hightail kite make tracks run away scram shirk shun skedaddle split take a hike vacate vamoose withdraw

Antonyms

STRONGEST

come stay

WEAK

capture grab seize

VERB

lean

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bow drift incline nod prop recline slant tilt tip twist veer

STRONG

beetle cant careen curve decline deflect dip divert droop heel jut list overhang pitch place repose rest roll sag sheer sink slope turn

WEAK

be slanted fasten on hang on put weight on rest on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

straighten

STRONG

ascend rise

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be off

“You think that you take five weeks off,” Roberts said, “that your timing is going to be off a little bit.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

While that liability will now be off its books with a successful IPO, Shein said it was saddled with another bill: the roughly $3.5 billion it owed its early investors upon going public.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Marvell drops after so-so earnings fail to wow investors, while PayPal slumps after a report says its takeover may be off.

From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026

It says an apparent deal for the duchess to star in Netflix series The Gentlemen is worth £1m but the "big deal could be off".

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

“Well, it’s nice to be off that train,” said Jonas.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys

be off

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