(countable, chiefly US) A cooking contest. / (chemistry, military) Accidental detonation of explosives, especially as the result of excessive heat.

(often capitalized) In the New York City area, a small theater with fewer than 300 seats, or a production in such a theater, usually away from the "Broadway" theater district, which operates under special rules from the theatrical unions and permits mounting productions at a much lower cost.

Of or pertaining to an off-Broadway theater, or a production mounted in one.

(informal) don't touch! / (nautical, historical) cut off a hand: decreed by old admiralty law as punishment for pulling a knife during a fight with a shipmate.

Tending not to interfere with people's (employees', subjects', etc.) decisions and actions.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hand off

An abrupt rebuff, a snub or curt rejection, a disdainful dismissal.

(broadcasting) The closing of a radio or television station's studios and cessation of the broadcasting signal, usually overnight.

(idiomatic) To log off; to stop using a computer, radio, etc., especially to stop talking. / (broadcasting) To cease broadcasting a radio or television signal, usually at the end of a broadcasting day.

present participle of jerk off