get off

Verb

WordNet 3.0

Verb (11)

  1. leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.Synonyms: get off
  2. be relieved of one's duties temporarilySynonyms: get off
  3. transfer“The spy sent the classified information off to Russia”Synonyms: sendget offsend off
  4. 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”Synonyms: get off
  5. escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action“She gets away with murder!”“I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities”Synonyms: get offget awayget byget outescape
  6. enjoy in a sexual way“He gets off on shoes”Synonyms: get off
  7. alight from (a horse)Synonyms: unhorsedismountlightget offget down
  8. get out of quickly“The officer hopped out when he spotted an illegally parked car”Synonyms: hop outget off
  9. send via the postal service“I'll mail you the check tomorrow”Synonyms: mailget off
  10. get high, stoned, or drugged“He trips every weekend”Synonyms: triptrip outturn onget off
  11. deliver verbally“He got off the best line I've heard in a long time”Synonyms: get off
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