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| get off |
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1. intransitive verb leave: to set out from a place or position
  We have to get off at the crack of dawn tomorrow.
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2. transitive and intransitive verb be able to leave work: to be allowed to leave work, especially at the end of the working day
What time do you get off this afternoon?
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3. transitive verb send communication or package: to send a written communication or package
I need to get these letters off tonight.
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4. intransitive verb have lucky escape: to experience only minor consequences of a mistake, misguided action, or accident
Considering what might have happened, I think you got off very lightly.
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5. transitive and intransitive verb gain acquittal: to be acquitted in a court of law, or successfully defend somebody in a court of law
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informal
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A good lawyer could get him off with no trouble.
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6. intransitive verb be so bold: to be bold enough to say or do something
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informal
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usually disapproving
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Where does he get off thinking he can speak to me that way?
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7. intransitive verb be aroused or excited: to experience excitement, physical arousal, or the effects of a drug
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slang
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8. intransitive verb taboo term: a highly offensive term meaning to have an orgasm
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taboo
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