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Definitions for Offing

[1] the more distant part of the sea seen from the shore, beyond the anchoring ground.
[2] a position at a distance from shore.
[3] in the offing , at a distance but within sight. in the projected future; likely to happen: A wedding is in the offing.
[4] so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come off.
[5] so as to be no longer covering or enclosing: to take a hat off; to take the wrapping off.
[6] away from a place: to run off; to look off toward the west.
[7] away from a path, course, etc.; aside: This road branches off to Grove City.
[8] so as to be away or on one's way: to start off early; to cast off.
[9] away from what is considered normal, regular, standard, or the like: to go off on a tangent.
[10] from a charge or price: He took 10 percent off for all cash purchases.
[11] at a distance in space or future time: to back off a few feet; Summer is only a week off.
[12] out of operation or effective existence: Turn the lights off.
[13] into operation or action: The alarm goes off at noon.
[14] so as to interrupt continuity or cause discontinuance: Negotiations have been broken off.
[15] in absence from work, service, a job, etc.: two days off at Christmas.
[16] completely; utterly: to kill off all the inhabitants.
[17] with prompt or ready performance: to dash a letter off.
[18] to fulfillment, or into execution or effect: The contest came off on the appointed day.
[19] into nonexistence or nothingness: My headache passed off soon.
[20] so as to be delineated, divided, or apportioned: Mark it off into equal parts.
[21] away from a state of consciousness: I must have dozed off.
[22] Nautical . away from the land, a ship, the wind, etc.
[23] so as no longer to be supported by, attached to, on, resting on, or unified with: Take your feet off the table! Break a piece of bread off the loaf.
[24] deviating from: off balance; off course.
[25] below or less than the usual or expected level or standard: 20 percent off the marked price; I was off my golf game.
[26] away, disengaged, or resting from: to be off duty on Tuesdays.
[27] Informal . refraining or abstaining from; denying oneself the pleasure, company, practice, etc., of: He's off gambling.
[28] away from; apart or distant from: a village off the main road.
[29] leading into or away from: an alley off 12th Street.
[30] not fixed on or directed toward, as the gaze, eyes, etc.: Their eyes weren't off the king for a moment.
[31] Informal . from (a specified source): I bought it off a street vendor.
[32] from or of, indicating material or component parts: to lunch off cheese and fruit.
[33] from or by such means or use of: living off an inheritance; living off his parents.
[34] Nautical . at some distance to seaward of: off Cape Hatteras.
[35] in error; wrong: You are off on that point.
[36] slightly abnormal or not quite sane: He is a little off, but he's really harmless.
[37] not up to standard; not so good or satisfactory as usual; inferior or subnormal: a good play full of off moments.
[38] no longer in effect, in operation, or in process: The agreement is off.
[39] stopped from flowing, as by the closing of a valve: The electricity is off.
[40] in a specified state, circumstance, etc.: to be badly off for money.
[41] (of time) free from work or duty; nonworking: a pastime for one's off hours.
[42] not working at one's usual occupation: We're off Wednesdays during the summer.
[43] of less than the ordinary activity, liveliness, or lively interest; slack: an off season in the tourist trade.
[44] unlikely; remote; doubtful: on the off chance that we'd find her at home.
[45] more distant; farther: the off side of a wall.
[46] (of a vehicle, single animal, or pair of animals hitched side by side) of, being, or pertaining to the right as seen from the rider's or driver's viewpoint (opposed to near): the off horse; the off side.
[47] starting on one's way; leaving: I'm off to Europe on Monday. They're off and running in the third race at Aqueduct.
[48] lower in price or value; down: Stock prices were off this morning.
[49] Nautical . noting one of two like things that is the farther from the shore; seaward: the off side of the ship.
[50] Cricket . noting or pertaining to that side of the wicket or of the field opposite that on which the batsman stands.
[51] the state or fact of being off.
[52] Cricket . the off side.
[53] to go off or away; leave (used imperatively): Off, and don't come back!
[54] Slang . to kill; slay.
[55] get off on . get1(def 57) .
[56] the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore
[57] in the offing likely to occur soon
[58] used to indicate actions in which contact is absent or rendered absent, as between an object and a surface to lift a cup off the table
[59] used to indicate the removal of something that is or has been appended to or in association with something else to take the tax off potatoes
[60] out of alignment with we are off course
[61] situated near to or leading away from just off the High Street
[62] not inclined towards I'm off work ; I've gone off you
[63] (particle) so as to be deactivated or disengaged turn off the radio
[64] (particle) so as to get rid of sleep off a hangover so as to be removed from, esp as a reduction he took ten per cent off
[65] spent away from work or other duties take the afternoon off
[66] on a trip, journey, or race I saw her off at the station (particle) so as to be completely absent, used up, or exhausted this stuff kills off all vermin
[67] out from the shore or land the ship stood off
[68] out of contact; at a distance the ship was 10 miles off out of the present location the girl ran off
[69] away in the future August is less than a week off
[70] (particle) so as to be no longer taking place the match has been rained off
[71] (particle) removed from contact with something, as clothing from the body the girl took all her clothes off
[72] offstage noises off
[73] commerce (used with a preceding number) indicating the number of items required or produced please supply 100 off
[74] off and on or on and off occasionally; intermittently he comes here off and on
[75] off with (interjection) a command, often peremptory, or an exhortation to remove or cut off (something specified) off with his head ; off with that coat, my dear
[76] not on; no longer operative the off position on the dial
[77] (postpositive) not or no longer taking place; cancelled or postponed the meeting is off
[78] in a specified condition regarding money, provisions, etc well off ; how are you off for bread?
[79] unsatisfactory or disappointing his performance was rather off ; an off year for good tennis
[80] (postpositive) in a condition as specified I'd be better off without this job
[81] (postpositive) no longer on the menu; not being served at the moment sorry, love, haddock is off
[82] (postpositive) (of food or drink) having gone bad, sour, etc this milk is off
[83] cricket the part of the field on that side of the pitch to which the batsman presents his bat when taking strike: thus for a right-hander, off is on the right-hand side Compare leg (def. 13) (in combination) a fielding position in this part of the field mid-off (as modifier ) the off stump
[84] (tr) to kill (someone)

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Origin of Offing

orig. stressed variant of of1

Word origin for Offing

originally variant of of ; fully distinguished from it in the 17th century

Synonyms for Offing

away, depart, hightail, leave, off, out, scat, scoot, scram, shoo, skiddoo, vamoose