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

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

I’ll be off for a couple of weeks, but my Wall Street Journal colleagues will keep Markets A.M. coming in my absence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

He needs to be off the meds for at least 72 hours before he can be released, and he also needs to start displaying normal, wild behaviors, including aggression.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

The Surge will be off on vacation next week.

From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2026

‘It’s all ready. I thought we should be off today.’

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

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