calling off (verb)
1off — /ɒf / (say of) adverb 1. away from a position occupied, or from contact, connection, or attachment: to take off one s hat; the handle has come off. 2. to or at a distance from, or away from, a place: to run off. 3. away or out of association or… …
2call off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms call off : present tense I/you/we/they call off he/she/it calls off present participle calling off past tense called off past participle called off 1) a) to decide that something will not happen She s called… …
3put off — verb 1. hold back to a later time (Freq. 1) let s postpone the exam • Syn: ↑postpone, ↑prorogue, ↑hold over, ↑put over, ↑table, ↑shelve, ↑ …
4check off — verb put a check mark on or near or next to Please check each name on the list tick off the items mark off the units • Syn: ↑check, ↑mark, ↑mark off, ↑tick off, ↑tick …
5check off — verb Date: 1884 transitive verb 1. to eliminate from further consideration 2. to deduct (union dues) from a worker s paycheck intransitive verb to change a play at the line of scrimmage in football by calling an a …
6hold off — phrasal verb Word forms hold off : present tense I/you/we/they hold off he/she/it holds off present participle holding off past tense held off past participle held off 1) [intransitive] to deliberately delay doing something He may decide to hold… …
7ˌhold ˈoff — phrasal verb to delay doing something He may decide to hold off for a few days.[/ex] She held off calling him until the last possible moment.[/ex] …
8call it a day — verb stop doing what one is doing At midnight, the student decided to call it quits and closed his books • Syn: ↑call it quits • Hypernyms: ↑discontinue, ↑stop, ↑cease, ↑give up, ↑quit, ↑ …
9count — I. /kaʊnt / (say kownt) verb (t) 1. to check over one by one (the individuals of a collection) in order to ascertain their total number; enumerate. 2. to reckon up; calculate; compute. 3. to list or name the numerals up to. 4. to include in a… …
10count — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French cunter, counter, from Latin computare, from com + putare to consider Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to indicate or name by units or groups so as to find the total number of units… …
