to kill off
81off — 1. adverb /ɒf,ɔf,ɑf/ a) In a direction away from the speaker or object. He drove off in a cloud of smoke. b) Into a state of non operation; into a state of non existence. The book fell off the table. Syn …
82off — {{11}}off (adv.) by c.1200 as an emphatic form of O.E. of (see OF (Cf. of)), employed in the adverbial use of that word. The prepositional meaning away from and the adjectival sense of farther were not firmly fixed in this variant until 17c., but …
83kill — v 1. slay, murder, assassinate, poison, do to death, liquidate, erase, blot or wipe out, put an end to, get rid of, put away, put out of the way, silence, carry off, remove, dispatch, finish, finish off, do for, fix, settle, lay out, lay low, Inf …
84off — adverb 1》 away from the place in question. 2》 so as to be removed or separated. 3》 starting a journey or race. 4》 so as to bring to an end or be discontinued. 5》 (of an electrical appliance or power supply) not functioning or so as to cease to… …
85Off the Map — Seriendaten Originaltitel Off the Map Produktionsland Vereinigte Staaten …
86kill — I v To really impress. His jokes just killed them. 1630s II v To turn off, switch off. Kill the lights and let s look at the Christmas tree in the dark. 1880s III v Waste (time). I killed two hours in a movie today. 1720s …
87Off hand — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …
88Off one's hands — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …
89off — 1) vb American to kill. A word popular at the time of the Vietnam War when off the pigs was a slogan much chanted by militant protest ers. The term, possibly derived from bump off, was picked up by British speak ers and enjoyed a brief vogue in… …
90off 1 — 1. mod. alcohol or drug intoxicated. □ She is truly off. □ Tom is so off he can’t stand up. 2. tv. to dispose of someone or something; to kill someone. □ The crooks offed the witness before the trial. □ …
