| verb | kill intentionally and with premeditation “The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered” |
| adjective | not in operation or operational “the oven is off” |
| adjective | below a satisfactory level “an off year for tennis” |
| adjective | (of events) no longer planned or scheduled “the wedding is definitely off” |
| adjective | in an unpalatable state “sour milk” |
| adjective | not performing or scheduled for duties “He's off every Tuesday” |
| adverb | from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete) “ran away from the lion” |
| adverb | at a distance in space or time “the boat was 5 miles off (or away)” |
| adverb | no longer on or in contact or attached “clean off the dirt” |
| murder | noun | unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being |
| murderer | noun | a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being) |
| slayer | noun | someone who causes the death of a person or animal |
| slaying | noun | unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being |
| hit | noun | a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate |
| dispatch | noun | killing a person or animal |
| sourness | noun | the property of being acidic |