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English verb: get off | |||
| 1. | get off (motion) leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | exit, get out, go out, leave | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | deplane, detrain | ||
| Antonyms | board, get on | ||
| 2. | get off (social) be relieved of one's duties temporarily | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| 3. | get off (communication) transfer | ||
| Samples | The spy sent the classified information off to Russia. | ||
| Synonyms | send, send off | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | transfer | ||
| 4. | get off (communication) cause to be acquitted; get off the hook; in a legal case | ||
| Samples | The lawyer got him off, even though there was no doubt in everybody's mind that he killed his wife. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
| 5. | get off (communication) escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action | ||
| Samples | She gets away with murder!. I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities. | ||
| Synonyms | escape, get away, get by, get out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | avoid | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | evade | ||
| 6. | get off (perception) enjoy in a sexual way | ||
| Samples | He gets off on shoes. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | enjoy, love | ||
| 7. | get off (motion) alight from (a horse) | ||
| Synonyms | dismount, get down, light, unhorse | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | come down, descend, fall, go down | ||
| Domain category | horseback riding, riding | ||
| 8. | get off (motion) get out of quickly | ||
| Samples | The officer hopped out when he spotted an illegally parked car. | ||
| Synonyms | hop out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | exit, get out, go out, leave | ||
| Antonyms | bestride, climb on, hop on, jump on, mount up, get on, mount | ||
| 9. | get off (contact) send via the postal service | ||
| Samples | I'll mail you the check tomorrow. | ||
| Synonyms | |||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | send, send out | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | pouch | ||
| 10. | get off (consumption) get high, stoned, or drugged | ||
| Samples | He trips every weekend. | ||
| Synonyms | trip, trip out, turn on | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s on something | ||
| 11. | get off (communication) deliver verbally | ||
| Samples | He got off the best line I've heard in a long time. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | express, give tongue to, utter, verbalise, verbalize | ||
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