get off

/ɡɛt ˈɒf/

/ɡɛt ˈɔf/

[verb]

to get off

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

[phrase form: get]

to leave a bus, train, airplane, etc.

antonyms : board

be relieved of one's duties temporarily

send via the postal service

synonyms : mail

transfer

synonyms : send

send off

marked by continuous change or effective action

synonyms : changing

ever-changing

escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action

synonyms : escape

get away

get by

get out

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

deliver verbally

get high, stoned, or drugged

synonyms : trip

trip out

turn on

alight from (a horse)

synonyms : dismount

get down

light

unhorse

get out of quickly

synonyms : hop out

antonyms : hop on

to engage in passionate kissing or other sexual activity

to demand someone to cease touching someone or something

to finish work and depart from the workplace

to dismount or descend from the surface of something

to remove something or take it away from the surface on which it is resting

to discontinue or stop an activity or behavior that is inappropriate, harmful, or unwanted

to achieve sexual pleasure or orgasm

to enter a state of sleep or to begin sleeping

Examples

1. Melissa's new book got off to a flying start, with high sales and positive reviews from readers and critics alike.

2. I got off the taxi right in front of my house.

3. He gets off the subway at the central station for work.

4. She got off the elevator on the third floor.

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