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phrasal verb
  1. 1
    to have a particular period of time as a vacation

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of get off*

    To be, or to go on holiday: vacation, go away, get off, get away, weekend, escape, holiday... more
  2. 2
    to leave the place where you work at the end of the day

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of get off*

    General words meaning to leave a place: leave, move on, go away, get away, draw out, come away, abandon... more
    1. a.
      to help someone to be ready to leave a place at the right time

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of get off*

      To help someone: help, assist, support, help out, give, get behind, get through, nurse, benefit, guide... more
  3. 3
    to send something, for example in the mail

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of get off*

    To send something somewhere: send, ship, send out, circulate, get off, dispatch, fire off, copy to, get... more
  6. 6
    to borrow or take something from someone

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of get off*

    To borrow something: borrow, pawn, leverage, run away with, get off, take, co-opt... more
  8. 8
    British to help someone to fall asleep

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of get off*

    To sleep, or to go to sleep: sleep, doze off, drift off, doze, nap, drowse, snooze, drop off, go off, go to sleep... more
    1. a.
      get off to sleep British to fall asleep

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of get off*

      To sleep, or to go to sleep: sleep, doze off, drift off, doze, nap, drowse, snooze, drop off, go off, go to sleep... more
  10. 10
    to leave a bus, plane, or train

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of get off*

    To get on and off of tranport: get on, board, transfer, embark, catch, change, disembarkation, off, on, deplane... more
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    tell someone where they can get off/where to get off spoken to tell someone rudely that you are angry or annoyed at them

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of get off*

    To say something, or to speak to someone in an angry way: lash out, tear into, abuse, tell off, scold, rage, jump down someone’s throat, raise your voice, let fly, bite someone’s head off... more

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