Phrasal verbs · by particle

off

200Verbs

Auction offSell something in an auction

Back offRetreat

Be offBe bad (of food)

Bin offEnd a relationship

Blast offLeave the ground- spaceship or rocket

Block offObstruct an exit to prevent people from leaving

Blow offNot keep an appointment

Bounce offTest ideas

Break offBreak a piece from something

Bring offSucceed with something difficult

Brush offIgnore, pay little attention

Bundle offSend someone somewhere

Bunk offNot go to school when you should

Burn offRemove by burning or similar process

Buy offPay someone to stop them causing trouble

Buzz offLeave somewhere

Call offCancel an event or meeting

Cap offFinish or complete, often with some decisive action

Carry offWin, succeed

Cart offTake someone away, usually under arrest or to prison

Cast offDispose, get rid of

Chase offForce a person to leave or go away

Check offMark something on a list as done

Chew offRemove by biting

Choke offStop or restrict

Clean offRemove dirt or something dirty

Clear offLeave somewhere quickly

Clock offRecord the time you leave work

Close offBlock a place to stop people entering

Come offWhen something breaks off

Cone offClose part or all of a road

Cool offBecome calmer

Cop offLeave work or school early

Count offSay numbers aloud in a sequence

Cream offSeparate the best or most talented people so that they can receive special or different treatment

Cross offDelete, remove from a list

Cry offCancel an arrangement

Cut offDisconnect; interrupt or stop something

Damp offWhen there is too much moisture and a plant is affected by fungal parasites

Dash offLeave somewhere quickly

Die offBecome extinct

Doze offFall asleep

Drift offStart to fall asleep

Drive offDrive away from a place

Drop offTake something or someone to a place and leave it or them there

Dry offDry something quickly, or dry the surface

Dust offPrepare something for use that hasn't been used for a while

Ease offReduce pressure

Face offConfront

Fall offDecrease

Feed offEat a food as part of an animals diet

Fence offEnclose an area to keep animals or people out

Fend offResist something successfully

Fight offFight an attacker and force them back

Finish offFinish completely

Fire offSend quickly, angrily or many (letter, emails, etc)

Flip offExtend your middle finger as a gesture of contempt

Flog offSell something cheaply to get rid of it

Flounce offLeave a place or walk away from someone angrily

Fob offMake or persuade someone to accept something

Frighten offScare someone so much that they go away

Front offConfront someone and let them know you are prepared to fight

Get offEscape punishment

Give offEmit pollution or something else unpleasant

Go offExplode (bomb), start ringing (alarm)

Goof offAvoid or leave work

Have offTake time off work

Head offStop someone or force them to change direction

Hive offSeparate part of a company or service, often by selling it

Hold offWhen bad weather doesn't appear

Jerk offWaste time doing unimportant things

Jump offStart quickly, often well

Keep offNot talk about

Kick offStart a game of football

Kill offReduce or exterminate a population by hunting, pollution, development, etc.

Kiss offUsed to tell someone to go away

Knock offFinish work for the day

Laugh offPretend something (an injury, news, etc.) isn’t important

Lay offMake an employee redundant

Let offNot punish

Level offStabilize the altitude of an airplane

Lift offLeave the ground- rocket or spaceship

Live offUse money earned

Log offExit a computer system

Loose offFire bullets

Make offLeave somewhere in a hurry

Mark offTick, cross out or otherwise mark something to show that it has been dealt with

Marry offFind a husband or wife for someone, especially your children

Measure offMeasure something and mark the point where it ends or will be cut

Moggy offLeave ('moggie off' is also used.)

Mouth offSpeak angrily about something

Naff offGet lost, go away (used as imperative)

Nip offGo somewhere quickly

Nod offFall asleep

Pack offSend someone away

Pair offBegin a romantic relationship

Palm offGet someone to accept something that isn't true

Pass offConvince something that something is real

Pay offCompletely repay a debt

Peel offLeave a group by moving in a different direction

Pick offTarget individuals to change a group

Pig offUsed to tell someone to get lost or leave you alone

Play offPlay a game to decide who the winner is

Polish offFinish, consume

Pop offTalk loudly, complain

Power offCut the electricity to a computer or device to turn it off

Pull offManage to do something difficult or tricky

Push offGo away (imperative)

Put offPostpone

Race offHurry away, leave somewhere quickly

Rack offUsed to tell someone to go away because they're annoying you

Rain offBe postponed or stopped by rain (usually passive)

Rake offCheat someone by charging them too much

Rattle offQuote figures rapidly

Read offRead a list aloud for someone to write down

Reel offQuote statistics or facts rapidly

Ride offGo away on a bike, horse, etc

Ring offFinish a phone conversation

Rip offCharge excessively or obtain money unfairly

Roll offProduce or issue, usually from a machine

Rope offExtend ropes or barriers across or around an area

Round offFinish something in a satisfactory manner

Run offMake photocopies

Rush offDepart in a hurry

Sag offNot go to school or work, or leave early when you shouldn't

Saw offRemove something by cutting it with a saw

Scare offMake someone so frightened that he or she away

Screen offSeparate a part of a room with something like a curtain, screen, etc.

See offChase somebody or something away

Sell offSell a business or part of it

Send offExpel a sports player from a match

Set offExplode a bomb

Shake offGet rid of an illness

Shave offShave completely

Ship offSend someone away, often because of a problem

Shoot offLeave promptly and quickly

Show offBehave in a way so as to attract attention

Shrug offDisregard something, not consider it important or harmful

Shut offClose, prevent access

Sign offEnd a message

Skive offAvoid doing work or other duty

Slack offReduce one's effort, perform with less enthusiasm and energy

Slacken offBecome less busy or intense

Slag offCriticise heavily

Sleep offSleep in order to recover from excess alcohol, drugs, etc.

Slice offCut, remove an amount or part of something

Slip offLeave a place discreetly

Slope offLeave somewhere without letting others know

Slough offGet rid of, dispose

Snap offBreak a piece off something

Sound offExpress your opinions forcefully

Spark offCause something, usually unpleasant, to happen

Spin offProduce an unexpected additional benefit

Spirit offRemove someone secretly from a place

Sponge offAccept free food and support without any shame or qualms

Square offConfront someone or prepare to fight them

Stand offMove or remain at a distance

Start offMake something start

Stave offDelay, prevent something from happening

Stomp offLeave somewhere angrily

Stop offBreak a journey

Storm offLeave a place angrily

Stretcher offCarry an injured player off the pitch, field, etc.

Strike offRemove someone's professional licence to practise

Strip offRemove clothes

Swan offLeave somewhere in a defiant or pompous manner

Swear offDecide to stop doing something, usually something harmful

Switch offStop a machine or something electrical working

Syphon offTake business, support or votes from someone

Tail offBecome silent or inaudible

Take offMake great progress

Taper offGradually become smaller or weaker until stopping

Tear offRemove part of a form or letter using your hands, not scissors

Tee offStart or launch an event

Tell offChide; talk angrily to someone about something they've done wrong

Throw offRemove item of clothing quickly

Tip offSecretly inform the police or authorities

Toddle offLeave, go home

Tootle offLeave, depart

Top offFinish something in a special way

Toss offWrite something quickly and carelessly

Touch offCause a problem to occur

Trade offBargain, make a deal or compromise

Trigger offMake someone angry

Turn offStop a machine or device

Walk offGo for a walk to reduce the effects of an illness or bad feeling

Wander offLeave a place, usually without telling other people

Ward offStop something bad or harmful happening

Wave offGo to a place where someone is leaving to wave goodbye

Wean offSlowly stop a dependency on something

Wear offStop having an effect

Whip offProduce, make or create quickly

Whisk offTake someone to another place, usually unexpectedly

Work offExercise to remove stress or weight

Write offDestroy a car in an accident

Zoom offGo somewhere quickly

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