(idiomatic) To obtain somebody's permission to skip or cancel an event that one has previously arranged with them.

Alternative form of off base

(transitive) To discard or reject something. / (transitive, intransitive, nautical) To let go (a cable or rope securing a vessel to a buoy, wharf, etc.) so that the vessel may make way.

(intransitive, telephony, Britain) to disconnect at the end of a phone call

Alternative spelling of castoff

Alternative spelling of castoff

Alternative spelling of runoff / (motor racing) A run-off area; a paved area around the track at a spot that drivers are likely to go off, as opposed to a gravel trap, grass or a barrier.

(nautical, intransitive) To beat to windward to avoid being driven on to a lee shore. / (dated, slang, transitive) To hit or beat up (someone).

(politics) publicly stating or supporting a policy counter to the official party policy.

Alternative form of offline