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
The sidecar fits through three of them easily but got stuck (literally) on the other three, requiring me to get off and slowly thread the roughly 120-lb bike with my son through—not an easy task.
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Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 14 June 2024
Filmmaker Ratner's Superman project never fully got off the ground; it was instead revived by director Bryan Singer with 2006's Superman Returns, which starred Brandon Routh in the title role.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
Staten Islanders, who have to pay a toll just to get off their island should not have to pay another to get into another part of New York City.
—Lucius Riccio, New York Daily News, 9 June 2024
How did Haymitch win the Hunger Games? When the 50th Hunger Games started, the tributes were stunned by the beautiful arena and were too distracted to get off their pedestals.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 6 June 2024
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Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 14 June 2024
Filmmaker Ratner's Superman project never fully got off the ground; it was instead revived by director Bryan Singer with 2006's Superman Returns, which starred Brandon Routh in the title role.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
Staten Islanders, who have to pay a toll just to get off their island should not have to pay another to get into another part of New York City.
—Lucius Riccio, New York Daily News, 9 June 2024
How did Haymitch win the Hunger Games? When the 50th Hunger Games started, the tributes were stunned by the beautiful arena and were too distracted to get off their pedestals.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 6 June 2024
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“Get off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20off. Accessed 1 Jul. 2024.
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