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get off

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. get offverb

    leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.

  2. get offverb

    be relieved of one's duties temporarily

  3. send, get off, send offverb

    transfer

    "The spy sent the classified information off to Russia"

  4. get offverb

    cause to be acquitted; get off the hook; in a legal case

    "The lawyer got him off, even though there was no doubt in everybody's mind that he killed his wife"

  5. get off, get away, get by, get out, escapeverb

    escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action

    "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"

  6. get offverb

    enjoy in a sexual way

    "He gets off on shoes"

  7. unhorse, dismount, light, get off, get downverb

    alight from (a horse)

  8. hop out, get offverb

    get out of quickly

    "The officer hopped out when he spotted an illegally parked car"

  9. mail, get offverb

    send via the postal service

    "I'll mail you the check tomorrow"

  10. trip, trip out, turn on, get offverb

    get high, stoned, or drugged

    "He trips every weekend"

  11. get offverb

    deliver verbally

    "He got off the best line I've heard in a long time"

Wiktionary

  1. get offverb

    To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it.

  2. get offverb

    To move (something) from being on top of (something else) to not being on top of it.

  3. get offverb

    To disembark, especially from mass transportation, such as a bus or train.

  4. get offverb

    To stop (doing something), to desist from (doing something).

  5. get offverb

    To stop using a piece of equipment, such as a telephone or computer.

  6. get offverb

    To complete a shift or a day's work.

  7. get offverb

    To stop touching or interfering with something or someone.

  8. get offverb

    To excite or arouse, especially in a sexual manner.

  9. get offverb

    To experience an orgasm or other sexual pleasure; to become sexually aroused.

  10. get offverb

    To incur (mild) consequences.

  11. get offverb

    To fall asleep.

  12. get offverb

    To behave in an presumptuous, rude, or intrusive manner.

Wikipedia

  1. Get Off

    Get Off is a song by American disco band Foxy, released in 1978. Released from their LP of the same name, the song became a crossover hit. It spent two weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart during the fall of that year and also peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Along with the track, "Tena's Song", "Get Off" peaked at number 18 on the disco chart.

ChatGPT

  1. get off

    "Get off" is a phrasal verb with multiple meanings. The most general definition means to leave or dismount from a vehicle or place such as a train, plane, bike, or bus. It can also refer to escaping punishment or leaving work. In some contexts, it is used to express the act of achieving pleasure. Its exact definition often depends on the context in which it is used.

Wikidata

  1. Get Off

    "Get Off" was a hit song by Miami based Latin/disco band Foxy in 1978. Released from their LP of the same name, the song became a crossover hit. It spent two weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart during the fall of that year and also peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Along with the track, "Tena's Song", "Get Off" peaked at number eighteen on the disco chart.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of get off in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of get off in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of get off in a Sentence

  1. Lenore Skenazy:

    If you live in a culture that says you can't let your kids get off the bus without an adult there to take him home, or we'll arrest you for letting your kids walk home from the park, how can you do anything other than spend more time with them than you otherwise care to ?

  2. Cristina Baker:

    I came in one way and left that room a completely different person. My heart was set on fire. I felt free. I wanted to turn my life around. From there, I went through a process of healing. It took a few months to get off the drugs, but I was ready to be free from it all – the drugs, the alcohol, all the things I was doing that were hurting me and others. I just felt like God was breaking the chains one by one.

  3. Randy Garutti:

    London has always been one of my favorite cities in the world, whenever I get off the plane, I'm immediately comfortable.

  4. Norm Hooten:

    If I can help just one veteran, or have just one call me later to tell me that I was able to help them get off opioids, then that would be tremendous.

  5. Justin Thomas:

    I was very in control of everything tee to green, i didn't necessarily get off to the greatest start score-wise but felt I was playing well.


Translations for get off

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  • přestat, vystoupit, usnout, potěšit, pomilovat, sundatCzech
  • aussteigenGerman
  • librarse, irse, follar, descender, bajarseSpanish
  • päästä, selvitä, poista, nukahtaaFinnish
  • descendre, arrêterFrench
  • thig dhethScottish Gaelic
  • cavarsela, eccitare, darci un taglio, lasciar perdere, scamparla, spostare, fare sesso, riprendere sonno, desistere, mollare, riaddormentarsi, cessare, scopare, scendere, smettere, arrapareItalian
  • 降ろす, 下車, 降りるJapanese
  • 내리다Korean
  • afhalen, afstappen, afgaan, stappen, afkomen, uitstappenDutch
  • desembarcar, parar, desistir, descerPortuguese
  • da jos, coborî, se da josRomanian
  • выходить, сходить, снять, снимать, опускаться, выйти, спуститься, опускать, опуститься, спускаться, опустить, сойтиRussian
  • ลงThai
  • tránh raVietnamese
  • 下車Chinese

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