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to off

215 9.9
To kill someone on purpose
  • verb
  • /ɔf/
  • Offensive
: liquidar a
  • Doesn't it bother you that some girl offed herself yesterday?
  • get offed
  • off the guy
  • off people

Or did did Jeff really off himself?

Examples

  • The next day I heard Keeler offed himself.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • This killer is offing people... based on urban legends.

  • Looks like the kid offed himself.

  • So, I offed her, too.

  • If he offs himself, then we'll know I was wrong.

  • Let him go, or we start offing people!

    Fiction book (1992)
  • A gal got offed here last week.

  • The word was he offed drug dealers.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • You know, you could've offed her and brought back both boxes.

  • He was afraid to be seen with someone who might off him.

Synonyms

to murder
vsto off
  • NSFW
∞ 3.0

To kill someone on purpose in an illegal way

is the informal slang way to refer to such a deliberate unlawful killing
to slay
vsto off
  • NSFW
108 7.5

To kill someone on purpose

is the casual slang label rather than a dramatic or literary term
to pick off
vsto off
  • Offensive
36 8.0

Shoot and kill opponents one by one from a hidden place

is the slang label for a single planned killing, not necessarily one by one
to knock off
vsto off
  • NSFW
29 9.9

Kill someone as part of a crime

is the shorter slang label used for that same criminal killing
to dispatch
vsto off
  • Offensive
21 7.7

To kill a person or animal quickly on purpose

is the slang term that emphasizes the planned intentional nature instead
to bump off
vsto off
  • Offensive
11 9.3

To kill someone on purpose, usually secretly and as part of a crime

is the compact slang term used for the same deliberate act
to hit
vsto off
  • Offensive
5 8.8

To kill someone as part of a plan, often by hired people

is the slang expression used for that planned, intentional killing
to polish off
vsto off
  • Offensive
2 9.5

To kill someone on purpose

is the slang form for the same deliberate, premeditated killing
to remove
vsto off
  • Offensive
1 9.9

To kill someone on purpose, usually by a criminal group

is the blunt slang expression rather than a polite or indirect term

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

Rescue someone or something from danger

100 3.5

Decide not to hurt someone even though you could

Idioms

pissed off
  • Informal
235 8.6

Very angry or annoyed

first off
  • Informal
155 2.8

To say something before you do anything else

120 1.9

In the sea near the shore

off the hook
  • Informal
117 5.9

No longer in trouble or responsible for something

off the record
  • Literature
92 6.8

Said to a reporter that is not for publication

73 5.5

Not available to be considered or accepted

69 4.2

Not ready or paying attention when something happens

off the bat
  • Informal
58 6.5

Right away without waiting

Surprised and not ready for something that happens suddenly

off the charts
  • Informal
50 6.2

Much higher than normal in amount or level

49 7.2

Living without public electricity, water, or gas and without public services

off a cliff
  • Informal
45 7.4

Suddenly in a way that leads to great danger or failure

42 2.0

Happens sometimes but not regularly

40 4.0

Feeling unsteady in body or mind after something sudden

34 2.5

Happens sometimes but not regularly

hats off
  • Informal
32 7.2

To show respect or praise for someone's achievement

off the books
  • Informal
31 7.1

People keep money or wages off official records to avoid taxes and other rules

off the hook
  • Slang
28 8.2

Very exciting and impressive

ticked off
  • Informal
28 7.9

Feeling angry or annoyed about something

all bets are off
  • Informal
25 7.6

A situation where previous plans no longer apply and no one knows what will happen

off the wagon
  • Informal
22 8.3

Drinking alcohol again after stopping for a while

22 8.5

Shout at someone in a very angry way and threaten them

off the cuff
  • Informal
19 6.3

Said or done without planning first

18 7.1

Not noticed or known by most people

Just in case there is a small chance something will happen

18 6.5

Not accurate or correct

17 3.3

An item you can buy and use right away that is not made for you

14 3.0

Immediately without delay

11 6.8

Much higher than normal

In a place most people do not visit

Leave a situation happily to begin a new life

9 4.4

A person who is very like one of their parents in looks or behaviour

9 7.5

Speak to someone for a very long time in a way that annoys them

Started well and now making good progress

9 9.9

Command to cut off a person's head as punishment

8 9.0

Very exciting or impressive, and also free to move when set free

off to the races
  • Informal
8 7.0

To start a task quickly with a lot of energy

8 6.8

To suddenly become very angry

8 7.2

A person who gives all they have to help others

7 8.2

To do something dangerous or foolish because other people do it

To live without power, running water, or sewer services

5 3.6

To be easy and pleasant to say

5 9.5

Newly arrived in a country and not yet used to local customs

4 6.6

To show respect and praise for someone and their achievements

To admire and respect someone for what they have done

4 8.1

To act or speak without thinking first and cause problems

4 5.1

Suddenly understand something when an idea appears in your mind

In a place far from where most people go

4 8.4

Talk too much and say things you should not

the brush-off
  • Informal
4 7.0

A quick unfriendly answer that ignores someone

4 8.2

To frighten someone very much

So generous that they would give almost everything to help others

Phrasal Verbs

∞ 1.5

To remove clothes or something from your body

970 1.6

To leave a vehicle, for example a bus, or stop annoying someone

932 2.5

To leave a vehicle or animal by stepping down

816 1.3

To stop a machine or device from working with a switch

601 3.8

To stop something suddenly before it is finished

579 3.0

To take someone or something to a place and leave them there

549 3.2

To leave a place quickly, often to travel somewhere else

to cut off
  • NSFW
459 4.1

To remove something by cutting it away from what it is attached to

to back off
  • Informal
443 2.8

Move away from someone, or stop taking part in something

434 3.2

Start making a loud noise or explode, for example an alarm

392 4.1

To manage to do something difficult or unexpected

to piss off
  • Offensive
354 9.9

To make someone very angry

to run off
  • Informal
353 3.7

To leave a place or person suddenly, often without saying goodbye

313 3.1

To stop working for a short time

278 2.4

To stay away from a place, person, or thing

276 3.1

To cause something to start or happen

269 2.7

Repay all the money you owe on a loan

to show off
  • Informal
269 3.2

To act proudly to get attention or praise

235 3.5

To become loose and fall off

233 2.3

Separate from something by breaking or dropping

214 4.5

To pull something away quickly and roughly

203 3.4

Bring a reward after hard work

197 2.6

Stop something from working by using a switch or valve

195 2.7

To take something off from where it is attached

192 2.8

To cancel a planned event or activity

189 5.6

To become detached and carried away by a strong force

to knock off
  • Informal
184 7.4

Stop doing something, often when it is annoying

to rip off
  • Informal
180 6.5

To cheat someone by charging too much money or selling fake goods

176 3.3

Stop employing someone because the company cannot afford them, not because of bad work

to blow off
  • Informal
174 7.0

To not attend or take part in something you should, often to do something else instead

to fuck off
  • Offensive
171 9.9

Leave or tell someone to leave in a rude way

168 3.5

To start an event or activity, often officially

161 3.2

To leap down from a high place

144 1.4

Lose your balance and drop down from something like a ladder

134 3.9

To give official approval, usually by writing your name on a document

132 3.8

To quickly remove something you have or that bothers you

131 1.0

Remove dirt or marks from a surface by rubbing with a cloth

129 2.9

Delay something until a later time

128 3.2

To stop something suddenly before it is finished, for example a talk or relationship

128 2.1

To finish work at the end of your shift

124 1.9

To leave the ground and begin to fly

to knock it off
  • Informal
124 8.1

Tell someone to stop doing something annoying

123 3.5

To not punish someone or excuse them from a duty

to lay off
  • Informal
118 3.4

Stop doing something that annoys someone

118 6.0

To avoid punishment for a crime or charge

115 2.5

Stop working or lose power, for example lights

114 6.8

Secretly tell someone important information to warn or help them

109 3.9

Rely on someone, a job, or savings for the food and money you need

106 4.0

An effect or feeling that becomes less strong and then stops

to walk off
  • Informal
106 3.5

To leave a place suddenly to show you are angry or upset

105 2.7

To become calmer, less angry, or less hot

105 2.9

To post or email something to another place

to turn off
  • Informal
104 4.4

To make someone feel strong dislike

102 3.5

To quickly get rid of things by offering them at low prices

99 2.6

Avoid walking on places like wet grass or a freshly painted floor

99 3.8

To wait before doing something

98 3.0

To pull something off quickly until it rips

98 3.0

To become successful or popular very quickly

94 3.4

To remove something by cutting, often with a sharp blow

94 3.7

To keep away an attack, illness, or strong unwanted feeling

93 4.8

To make someone's plans or schedule not work as expected

93 2.7

To make people or animals go away by frightening them

to leave off
  • Informal
93 4.1

Stop doing something for a short time, for example at a point in a book

to get off
  • NSFW
92 9.6

To feel sexual pleasure from something

to jerk off
  • Offensive
91 9.9

To touch your own private parts to get sexual pleasure

91 2.1

To remove a piece from something using the teeth

89 4.8

To accept that something cannot be fixed or is not worth more attention

To stop work for a short time to rest or deal with personal matters

82 4.8

Destroy almost all members of a group, like a type of animal or product

80 3.6

Make something unwanted go away, like an illness, a feeling, or a person following you

78 4.0

To stop an opponent from moving forward by keeping your position

to go off
  • Informal
73 3.4

Happen in a smooth, successful way, especially at events

71 2.8

To make a piece come away from something by hitting or bending it

Compounds

440 3.5

In a richer or more comfortable situation than before

299 1.1

A day when you do not have to work

184 1.6

A time when you are not working, often to rest or recover

off-line
  • Specialized
126 3.1

Not connected to the internet or a computer

119 4.6

Not allowed to enter, use, or talk about

80 4.2

Very far away in place or time

51 4.0

Not following the planned path or topic

45 3.4

A time of year when hotels, shops, and places are less busy

44 3.7

Giving up one thing to get something else when you must choose

38 3.4

Having enough money to live comfortably

rip-off
  • Informal
31 7.2

A situation where someone charges too much money for something

off-Broadway
  • Specialized
29 6.8

Professional small theaters in New York City with fewer than 500 seats that show new or experimental plays

29 2.2

A place to leave people or things

25 5.6

An event that happens only once and is not repeated

24 5.3

Not taking an active part and allowing others to act freely

24 3.7

A new company, product, or show created from an existing one

22 5.3

A tense meeting between two people or groups on opposite sides

20 3.9

Happening away from the usual place or building

goofing off
  • Informal
19 7.7

Avoiding work by wasting time on other things

show-off
  • Offensive
16 4.8

A person who tries to get attention by doing things to impress others

16 3.7

An event to wish someone well before they leave or start something

16 6.0

An act of shooting a gun or rifle

off-the-clock
  • Informal
15 7.2

Work done outside paid hours without extra pay

off-the-wall
  • Informal
14 8.0

Strange and often funny in a surprising way

turn-off
  • Informal
13 5.0

Something that makes a person lose interest or feel dislike

13 3.9

A day when someone does not do as well as usual

tip-off
  • Literature
13 6.6

A secret message that warns people about planned illegal activity

write-off
  • Specialized
13 5.7

Removing the value of a debt or asset from accounts when it cannot be paid

13 4.5

A voice or instrument that sounds in the wrong pitch

13 4.9

Not ready or alert when something surprises you

11 4.4

Separated by cutting from a larger thing

11 4.4

Clothes made in standard sizes and sold in stores, not made for one person

11 4.1

The place or time where an event begins

11 3.0

Close to white with a slight hint of another color

off year
  • Literature
10 5.1

A year with no major national elections between big election years

off-color
  • Offensive
10 7.7

Slightly rude or indecent in a way meant to be funny

10 3.9

A sudden decrease in amount, quality or rate

9 3.8

An amount you can subtract from your income to reduce the tax you pay

A place, idea, or situation where new action begins

8 4.4

A contest where people compete by dancing to see who is best

tip-off
  • Jargon
8 4.6

The start of a basketball game when players jump for the ball

A gun with very short barrels that shoots many small metal balls at close range

off-kilter
  • Informal
8 7.5

Not straight or level and a little strange

7 7.2

Said or done without planning beforehand

sign-off
  • Formal
7 4.2

Final approval that allows a document or project to finish

6 5.2

A way to start play in ice hockey when a referee drops the puck between two players

6 3.2

Not happening when planned and running late

brush-off
  • Informal
6 6.0

A cold short reply that shows no interest

off-line
  • Specialized
5 4.5

Located away from the main transport route

Made in common sizes and sold ready to use

5 3.6

Away from a public street, often for parking or loading behind buildings

4 5.1

Driving a car or truck across rough natural land instead of roads

3 5.5

A very steep edge of land or rock

3 3.8

Happening sometimes and stopping at other times

Not covering the shoulders and leaving them bare in a dress or top

A control that turns power to a device on or off

goof-off
  • Informal
3 8.6

A person who avoids work and wastes time

2 4.5

A thing, often clothing, that someone has thrown away

2 4.8

A clear drop in how well something works or how much there is

wave-off
  • Specialized
1 8.1

A signal to stop an approach and try again

1 3.2

The first moment when a race or event begins

1 3.9

A short pause in an activity

1 5.1

A train or carriage that has moved off the rails

A place where someone starts a journey, project, or activity

1 6.0

A year when production or success is lower than usual

jump-off
  • Specialized
1 7.4

A short extra round to decide the winner in horse jumping

jump-off
  • NSFW
1 9.9

A person you have sex with once without a relationship

An area in a room or building separated from others by a hanging cloth to give privacy

1 4.3

An ending of a relationship or agreement, often sudden

1 7.6

A baseball throw slower than a fastball that fools the batter

1 8.6

A sound not in tune or a remark that feels out of place

1 4.5

A vehicle like a car or bike that can drive on rough ground

1 6.4

A shop that sells alcoholic drinks to take away

How Violent

to slaughter
  • NSFW
163 5.7
to murder
  • NSFW
∞ 3.0
to off
  • Offensive
215 9.9
to kill
  • NSFW
∞ 1.0
to injure
10 1.6
to harm
500 1.0

Surface Forms

off infinitive
offed past
offed past participle
offing present participle
offs third person singular

Etymology

Off used as a slang verb 'to kill' is a modern use of the idea 'away' or 'remove'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of 'off' as to 'remove someone for good', which is why to 'off' someone means to kill them.