get off
verbDefinition of get off
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Synonyms & Antonyms for get off
Synonyms
bail, bail out, begone, book [slang], bug off, bug out, bugger off [British slang], 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
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Houska believes that the U.S. is actively seeking to criminalize people for getting off the grid and moving to renewable energy. — Sarah Hurtes, Harper's BAZAAR, "Women Who Risk Everything to Defend the Environment," 30 Nov. 2018 The driver responsible for leaving an unattended rental car near a terminal at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport on Sunday morning – and throwing Terminal 4 into chaos as a result – is getting off with just a ticket and a towing fee. — Alexandra Deabler, Fox News, "Bomb scare at Phoenix airport caused by unattended car; driver only getting $52 parking ticket," 18 Sep. 2018 But the children of Cline’s patients say the doctor is getting off easy. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Fertility doc inseminated dozens of women with own sperm, DNA sites find," 31 Aug. 2018 Zac Efron and his brother Dylan are getting off the grid and heading out on an adventure. — Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com, "Who Is Zac Efron's Brother? All About His Hot Younger Sibling Dylan," 27 June 2018 Lea Michele giddily announced her engagement to boyfriend Zandy Reich on social media this spring, but the wedding planning is getting off to a slow start. — Théoden Janes, charlotteobserver, "Lea Michele, freshly engaged, opens up about the other main man in her life right now," 18 June 2018 But NeoCity, a 500-acre tech research park close by, is just getting off the ground. — Adelaide Chen, OrlandoSentinel.com, "St. Cloud leads local cities in percentage growth, new census data says," 24 May 2018 Tip-off was scheduled for 6 p.m. ET, which is around the time people are getting off work. — Alysha Tsuji, For The Win, "Raptors tried to help fans get out of work to see their early Game 2 vs. Cavs," 3 May 2018 Just mentally getting off the mound, running hard, stopping, turning around and throwing the ball to first. — Eduardo A. Encina, baltimoresun.com, "Orioles notes: Britton throws off mound for first time; Trumbo making strides," 20 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'get off.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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