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ground-off

ground Noun

— The ground is what you stand or sit on when you are outside. I ran out of the house and fell on the ground. — Ground is terrain; it is the land. — Ground is earth or soil. — A ground is the bottom of a body of water. — The ground for something is the basis or foundation of it. — The ground for something is the background or context of it. — A ground is a soccer stadium.

ground Verb 1

— If you ground a pilot of an airplane, you stop them from flying. The plane had been grounded because of the blizzard. — If you ground a circuit of electricity, you connect it with a ground. — If you ground a child, you take away their privileges, like the phone and the television, and not allow them to go out, usually as a punishment.

ground Adjective

— If something is ground, it is crushed into small particles. — If something is ground, it has been prepared through grinding.

off Preposition

— Away from somewhere or some time. I got ready and by 7:00 I was off to school. There's a nice restaurant just off the main road. Bye, I'll be off now. He was standing about 50m off. Your birthday's only a few days off now. — If something is off it is not on. She took the hat off his head. Keep your feet off the desk, please. — Out of a vehicle such as a train, bus, etc. As the train stopped, he jumped off and ran to her. — If something that uses energy is off, it is not working. It was dark in the room because the light was off. He turned the TV off and went to bed. — If you are off, you do not have to go to work or to school. I work evenings, but I have my afternoons off. — made smaller by a certain amount They've taken 30% off the price. We cut off a few pieces. — If a plan, event, etc. is off, it will not happen. Tonight's game is off because of the rain. They've called off the meeting. — If you're off something, you don't like or want something you wanted before. That article really put me off meat. — If you're off some medicine, you are not using it any more. He's been off the pain killers for a few weeks.

off Adjective

— If food is off, it is not good to eat anymore.

off Verb

— If a person offs someone, they kill him or her. I heard they offed Jimmy by drowning.