Abbr. - office.

- officer.

- chance n. (prec. By the) remote possibility.

- colour predic. Adj. - unwell.

- us somewhat indecent.

- white adj. & n. (as adj. Often hyphenated) white with a grey or yellowish tinge.

- —adv. - away; at or to a distance (drove off; 3 miles off).

- out of position; not on, touching, or attached; loose, separate, gone (has come off; take your coat off).

- so as to be rid of (sleep it off).

- so as to break continuity or continuance; discontinued, stopped (turn off the radio; take a day off; the game is off).

- not available on a menu etc. (chips are off).

- to the end; entirely; so as to be clear (clear off; finish off; pay off).

- situated as regards money, supplies, etc. (well off).

- off stage (noises off).

- (of food etc.) Beginning to decay. —prep. - a from; away, down, or up from (fell off the chair; took something off the price). B not on (off the pitch).

- a temporarily relieved of or abstaining from (off duty). B temporarily not attracted by (off his food). C not achieving (off form).

- using as a source or means of support (live off the land).

- leading from; not far from (a street off the strand).

- at a short distance to sea from (sank off cape horn). —adj. - far, further (off side of the wall).

- (of a part of a vehicle, animal, or road) right (the off front wheel).

- cricket designating the half of the field (as divided lengthways through the pitch) to which the striker's feet are pointed.

- colloq. A annoying, unfair (that's really off). B somewhat unwell (feeling a bit off). —n. - the off side in cricket.

- start of a race. off and on intermittently; now and then. Off the cuff see *cuff1. Off the peg see *peg. [var. Of *of]