Particle Off
Different meanings
Off for departure 
It gives the idea of leaving. Sometimes sending somebody or something
somewhere or not holding somebody, let somebody or something go free.
| Back off | |
| Blast off | Space shuttle Discovery blasted off for the new international space station today. |
| Bog off | |
| Bugger off | If you don't like it, bugger off else where. |
| Bundle off | |
| Buzz off | The reverend had to buzz off for an afternoon service, but returned about three-thirty. |
| Cart off | |
| Clear off | During the night the fog cleared off. |
| Come off | |
| Dash off | Feel free to dash off an email to us at any time. |
| Drop off | She dropped me off at my place on her way down south. |
| Fire off | |
| Fuck off | He told me to fuck off and mind my own business. |
| Get off | The most powerful rocket ever constructed in Europe failed to get off the launch pad on Thursday. |
| Give off | |
| Go off | Why should he go off like that without even saying good-bye? |
| Go off with | |
| Hare off | |
| Haul off | |
| Head off | |
| Kick off | The tour is going to kick off right here in Atlanta, June 20th at the Lakewood Amphitheater. |
| Lake off | |
| Lead off | |
| Let off | The park was the only place where she could let the dog off the lead for a good run. |
| Lift off | He took her wife around the waist and lifted her off the ground. |
| Move off | |
| Naff off | |
| Nip off | |
| Pack off | At 8:30 his mother packed him off to bed. |
| Peel off | |
| Piss off | I told him to piss off and leave me alone. |
| Pop off | |
| Push off | Why don't you push off and mind your own business? |
| Put off | |
| Run off | Her husband ran off with a younger woman. |
| See off | We went to see him off and kept saying good-bye until the boat disappeared from sight. |
| Send off | I sent it off last week - it should have arrived by now! |
| Set off | They've set off on a trip around the world. |
| Shoot off | The consultant had to shoot off to an important meeting. |
| Shove off | |
| Slip off | |
| Slope off | |
| Sod off | He told the guy to sod off and mind his own business. |
| Spirit off | |
| Start off | If you're not used to exercising, you can start off by walking half a mile, and maybe within a year or so you can build up to walking two or three miles. |
| Storm off | |
| Strike off | I struck off down a wooded back lane to Snowhill. |
| Take off | The plane took off two hours late because of the fog. |
| Tear off | The boy was terrified and tore off down the path to get back with his friends. |
| Throw off | |
| Trot off | |
| Turn off | |
| Veer off | The electrons having negative charge would veer off to the right. Protons having positive charge would veer off to the left. |
| Wave off | Martin waved him off at the station wondering when he was likely to see him again. |
| Write off | |
| Zoom off |
Top Off for removing 
Removing, getting rid of something because you don't want it anymore.
| Auction off | I sold two of the houses we never used and auctioned off the furniture. |
| Blow off | |
| Break off | |
| Bump off | |
| Burn off | |
| Cast off | |
| Check off | |
| Chip off | |
| Chop off | Anne Boleyn was convicted and sentenced to death. Her head was chopped off on May 19, 1536. |
| Come off | It seems to be stuck on with glue and it won't come off. |
| Cross off | |
| Cut off | He cut off a small piece of meat and carried it up to his nose so as to smell it. |
| Draw off | |
| Dust off | |
| Ease off | |
| Fall off | |
| Finish off | |
| Fling off | |
| Get off | |
| Hack off | |
| Help off with | |
| Hive off | |
| Kick off | |
| Kill off | |
| Knock off | He was knocked off his bike but sustained only minor injuries. |
| Leave off | |
| Lop off | |
| Make off with | |
| Marry off | |
| Pare off | |
| Pay off | I've paid off all my debts. |
| Peel off | Crack each egg all over and carefully peel off the shell. |
| Pension off | I've got a new computer and I can hardly believe how much faster it is than the laptop I've just pensioned off. |
| Pick off | |
| Pour off | |
| Put off | |
| Round off | |
| Rub off | |
| Run off | |
| Run off with | |
| Saw off | |
| Score off | |
| Scrape off | |
| Scrub off | |
| Sell off | |
| Shave off | |
| Shear off | |
| Shoot off | |
| Shunt off | Certain jobs should remain state jobs and not be shunted off to the private sector. |
| Siphon off | |
| Skim off | |
| Slip off | |
| Slough off | |
| Soak off | |
| Strain off | |
| Stream off | |
| Strike off | |
| Strip off | |
| Sweat off | |
| Take off | He was hot so he took off his jacket. |
| Tear off | When I was a young kid, I always used to tear the crust off bread and not eat it. |
| Throw off | |
| Tick off | |
| Trim off | |
| Vote off | |
| Walk off with | |
| Want off | |
| Wash off | |
| Wipe off | The dinosaurs were wiped off the face of the Earth 65 million years ago. |
| Work off | Work off stress through any type of exercise that you enjoy and are physically able to do. |
| Block off | |
| Box off | |
| Branch off | |
| Brick off | |
| Close off | |
| Cone off | |
| Cordon off | Investigators have now cordoned off the area, searching for any clues as to who might have been behind the attack. |
| Curtain off | |
| Cut off | People who live in big cities become insulated, cut off from one another. |
| Fence off | Unfortunately the square was being renovated and was fenced off to the public. |
| Head off | |
| Mark off | |
| Partition off | |
| Rule off | |
| Screen off | |
| Seal off | The West Bank has been sealed off by the Israeli army for the past 11 days. |
| Shut off | |
| Spin off | |
| Wall off |
Off for finishing and completing; Stopping & cancelling
| Bring off | |
| Beg off | |
| Break off | |
| Call off | The meeting was called off at the last minute due to mist and heavy drizzle. |
| Carry off | |
| Clock off | All employees were made to clock on and off each time they took a break. |
| Come off | |
| Come off | |
| Cry off | |
| Cut off | |
| Dash off | |
| Declare off | |
| Finish off | The invasion of the Spaniards finished off the Aztec languages of Mexico. |
| Get off | |
| Give off | |
| Go off | |
| Hoot off | |
| Knock off | |
| Knock off | |
| Lay off | |
| Leave off | |
| Let off | |
| Log off | |
| Pass off | |
| Pay off | |
| Pension off | I was employed until injury had me pensioned off. |
| Play off | |
| Play off | |
| Polish off | Jana has just polished off a whole package of cookies and a large bag of chips. |
| Print off | |
| Put off | |
| Rain off | |
| Rattle off | |
| Reel off | |
| Ring off | |
| Round off | |
| Run off | |
| See off | |
| Shut off | |
| Sign off | |
| Stay off | |
| Stop off | |
| Switch off | You should always switch off the engine before you fill up with petrol. |
| Take off | |
| Top off | |
| Toss off | |
| Trail off | |
| Turn off | |
| Work off | |
| Write off |
Off for preventing;
protecting; rejecting
| Beat off | The US company beat off strong competition from a Singapore-based rival to win the contract. |
| Buy off | |
| Chase off | |
| Drive off | The incident comes after several attacks on him and his property in what he believes is an attempt to drive him off his land. |
| Fend off | The president has fended off criticism about the tactics he used to raise money for his own re-election. |
| Fight off | I'm taking lots of vitamin C to help me fight off this cold. |
| Get off | |
| Head off | The Costa Rican midfielder's shot was low and firm but Jiang blocked brilliantly to head off the danger. |
| Hold off | Michael Schumacher held off the challenge of his brother Ralf for a third podium of the season. |
| Keep off | keep your hands off me! |
| Pay off | |
| Put off | I didn't want her to come to the concert so I put her off by saying she wouldn't enjoy it. |
| Scare off | If you look for commitment too soon, it scares a man off. |
| Stand off | |
| Stave off | |
| Throw off | |
| Ward off | |
| Frighten off | The crowd wasn't frightened off by an earlier thunderstorm, and gathered in front of St. Joseph Church to watch the parade. |
| Warn off |
| Come off | |
| Bring off | Disaster movies that have no human enemy to hate, not even a hero we can truly care deeply about, are difficult to bring off. |
| Carry off | |
| Go off | |
| Hit off | |
| Knock off | |
| Pass off | |
| Pass off as | |
| Pay off | |
| Pull off | |
| Show off | |
| Toss off |
| Get off with | |
| Kick off | The first match will kick off right after the opening ceremony. |
| Lead off | |
| Set off | We set off for London at five o'clock in the morning so we would arrive before the rush hour. |
| Spark off | We are glad that we sparked off a debate on this issue. |
| Start off | If you're not used to exercising, you can start off by walking half a mile, and maybe within a year or so you can build up to walking two or three miles. |
| Tee off | We teed off at 7:30 and were the first group on the golf course. |
| Touch off | |
| Trigger off | Stress and anxiety can trigger off many beauty problems, like acne, hair loss and dandruff. |
| Cool off | They've even got a swimming pool to cool off in the heat of the summer. |
| Die off | |
| Drop off | Temperatures will drop off quickly as northwest winds strengthen. |
| Dry off | |
| Ease off | My hangover eased off at noon. |
| Fall off | |
| Get off | |
| Knock off | |
| Let off | We live in London and normally the kids have nowhere at all to let off steam. |
| Level off | |
| Lop off | |
| Pass off | |
| Set off against | |
| Slacken off | |
| Sleep off | |
| Tail off | |
| Take off | |
| Taper off | My voice tapered off as I realized that none of the others were singing along. |
| Walk off | Walking is one of the best forms of exercise and done regularly you can walk off those excess pounds. |
| Wear off | He's in pain when the effect of the drugs he's taking starts to wear off. |
| Work off | Work off stress through any type of exercise that you enjoy and are physically able to do. |