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get off

verb

Definition of get off

  1. intransitive verb

  2. 1 :  to avoid the most serious consequences of a dangerous situation or punishment got off with a light sentence

  3. 2 :  start, leave got off on the trip early

  4. 3 :  to leave work with permission or as scheduled

  5. 4 :  to get high on a drug

  6. 5 :  to experience orgasm

  7. 6 :  to experience great pleasure —often used with on

  8. transitive verb

  9. 1 :  to secure the release of or procure a modified penalty for his lawyers got him off

  10. 2a :  utter get off a jokeb :  to write and send

  11. 3 :  to succeed in doing, making, or delivering

  12. 4 :  to cause to get off

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  1. told him to get off for home before it got dark

  2. breakfast helps you get off to a good start in the morning

First Known Use of get off

1601

get off Synonyms

Synonyms
bail, bail out, begone, book [slang], bugger off [British slang], bug off, bug out, buzz (off), clear off [chiefly British], clear out, cut out, depart, dig out, exit, get, go, go off, move, pack (up or off), part, peel off, pike (out or off), pull out, push off, push on, quit, run along, sally (forth), scarper [British], shove (off), step (along), take off, vamoose, walk out
Antonyms
arrive, come, show up, turn up
Related Words
set out, start, strike out; abscond, decamp, escape, evacuate, flee, fly, get out, mizzle [chiefly British], run away, scat, scram, skip; go out, light out, step out; abandon, desert, forsake, vacate; emigrate; adjourn, remove, retire, retreat, withdraw
Near Antonyms
abide, dwell, lodge, remain, settle, stay, tarry; approach, close, near; hit, land, reach

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