get off
verb
got off; got off or gotten off; getting off; gets off
1
: to avoid the most serious consequences of a dangerous situation or punishment
got off with a light sentence
3
: to leave work with permission or as scheduled
4
: to get high on a drug
5
: to experience orgasm
6
: to experience great pleasure
—often used with on
1
: to secure the release of or procure a modified penalty for
his lawyers got him off
2
a
: utter
get off a joke
b
: to write and send
3
: to succeed in doing, making, or delivering
4
: to cause to 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
Examples of get off in a Sentence
told him to get off for home before it got dark
breakfast helps you get off to a good start in the morning
Recent Examples on the Web
Now called Opportunity Village, the initiative aims to help unsheltered individuals get off the streets.
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Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
As indicated by Monday’s show, this last leg of the Luck and Strange tour got off to a very terrific start.
—David Chiu, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The Cowboys have been out of sync for more of the season, and have uncharacteristically gotten off to a poor start.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
But that Friday morning in mid-October, one customer refused to get off.
—Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
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Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
As indicated by Monday’s show, this last leg of the Luck and Strange tour got off to a very terrific start.
—David Chiu, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The Cowboys have been out of sync for more of the season, and have uncharacteristically gotten off to a poor start.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
But that Friday morning in mid-October, one customer refused to get off.
—Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Get off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20off. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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