to kill off

  • 71off — off1 W1S1 [ɔf US o:f] adv, prep, adj 1.) away from a place ▪ He got into his car and drove off. ▪ Suddenly they turned off and parked in a side road. ▪ Once we were off the main freeway, the trip felt more like a vacation. ▪ Her husband was off… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 72off — off1 [ ɔf, af ] function word *** Off can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: He waved and drove off. She took her coat off and hung it up. My house is a long way off. as a preposition: She got off the bus at the next stop. Keep off the… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 73off — 1 adverb, adjective (not before noun) 1 away or from where something is: Travis got into his car and drove off. | Suddenly they turned off and parked in a side road. | be off (=to leave): We re off now. Thanks for the meal! | be off to (=to go to …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 74off — I UK [ɒf] / US [ɔf] / US [ɑf] adjective, adverb, preposition *** Summary: Off can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: He waved and drove off. ♦ She took her coat off and hung it up. ♦ My house is a long way off. as a preposition: She got …

    English dictionary

  • 75off — [[t]ɔf, ɒf[/t]] adv. 1) so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come off[/ex] 2) so as to be no longer covering or enclosing: Pull the wrapping off[/ex] 3) away from a place: to run off; to look off toward the… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 76off — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English of, from Old English more at of Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) from a place or position < march off >; specifically away from land < ship stood off to sea > (2) …

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  • 77Off the Deep End — For the 2009 pop punk album, see Off the Deep End (The Friday Night Boys album). Off the Deep End Studio album by Weird Al Yankovic Released …

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  • 78Kill to Get Crimson — Infobox Album | Name = Kill To Get Crimson Type = Album Artist = Mark Knopfler Released = September 17 2007 Recorded = British Grove Studios Genre = Rock Length = 56:55 Label = Mercury Records Warner Bros. Records (US) Producer = Mark Knopfler,&#8230; …

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  • 79off —    1. American    to kill    Perhaps a shortened form of bump 5 (OFF ):     Maybe he stiffed the waiter and the guy followed him down here and offed him. (Sanders, 1973)    To off yourself is to commit suicide:     I just don t want to off myself …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 80kill — Synonyms and related words: KO, abbreviate, abridge, absorb, adolescent stream, amuse, annihilate, arroyo, asphyxiate, assassinate, bane, beasts of venery, beck, beguile, bereave of life, big game, black out, blood, bloodletting, bloodshed, blot&#8230; …

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