1. (

• murder ,
• slay ,
• hit ,
• dispatch ,
• bump_off ,
• off ,
• polish_off ,
• remove ,

) kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered" ;

1. (

• off

) not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off" ;

2. (

• off

) below a satisfactory level; "an off year for tennis"; "his performance was off" ;

3. (

• off ,
• cancelled ,

) (of events) no longer planned or scheduled; "the wedding is definitely off" ;

4. (

• off ,
• sour ,
• turned

) in an unpalatable state; "sour milk" ;

5. (

• off

) not performing or scheduled for duties; "He's off every Tuesday" ;

1. (

• away ,
• off ,
• forth

) from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete); "ran away from the lion"; "wanted to get away from there"; "sent the children away to boarding school"; "the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal"; "went off to school"; "they drove off"; "go forth and preach" ;

2. (

• off ,
• away ,

) at a distance in space or time; "the boat was 5 miles off (or away)"; "the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)"; "away back in the 18th century" ;

3. (

• off ,

) no longer on or in contact or attached; "clean off the dirt"; "he shaved off his mustache" ;