GET OFF as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • escape potentially unpleasant consequences
    • get away with a forbidden action
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • She gets away with murder!
    • I couldn”t get out from under these responsibilities
    Hypernyms(s) get off is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • cause to be acquitted
    • get off the hook
    • in a legal case
    Usage Example(s)
    • The lawyer got him off, even though there was no doubt in everybody’’s mind that he killed his wife
  3. Meaning
    • deliver verbally
    Usage Example(s)
    • He got off the best line I”ve heard in a long time
    Hypernyms(s) get off is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  4. Meaning
    • transfer
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The spy sent the classified information off to Russia
    Hypernyms(s) get off is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • get high, stoned, or drugged
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • He trips every weekend
    Derived(s)
  6. Meaning
    • send via the postal service
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • I”ll mail you the check tomorrow
    Hypernyms(s) get off is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  7. Meaning
    • get out of quickly
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The officer hopped out when he spotted an illegally parked car
    Hypernyms(s) get off is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s)
  8. Meaning
    • get off (a horse)
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) get off is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  9. Meaning
    • leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.
    Hypernyms(s) get off is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s)
  10. Meaning
    • enjoy in a sexual way
    Usage Example(s)
    • He gets off on shoes
    Hypernyms(s) get off is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  11. Meaning
    • be relieved of one’’s duties temporarily