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offs

/ɔfs/ /ɑfs/

Meanings
verb
To kill.

Examples :

"He got in the way so I had him offed."
action war military inhuman

Related Words

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off noun

/ɔːf/ /ɑf/ /ɒf/ /ɔf/

(usually in phrases such as 'from the off', 'at the off', etc.) Beginning; starting point.

"He has been very obviously an untrustworthy narrator right from the off."

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way noun

/weɪ/

(heading) To do with a place or places.

"The way to the school library is through the main entrance. "

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got verb

/ɡɒt/ /ɡɑt/

(ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.

"My sister got a new bicycle for her birthday. "

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had verb

/hæd/

To possess, own.

"I have a house and a car."

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offed verb

/ˈɔfɪd/ /ˈɒft/

To kill.

"He got in the way so I had him offed."

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can verb

/ˈkæn/ /ˈkæːn/

(modal auxiliary verb, defective) May; to be permitted or enabled to.

"My parents can take me to the park after school. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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you verb

/jʉː/ /jə/ /juː/ /ju/

To address (a person) using the pronoun you (in the past, especially to use you rather than thou, when you was considered more formal).

"The teacher youed the students, asking them to raise their hands if they understood the new concept. "

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kill noun

/kɪl/

The act of killing.

"The assassin liked to make a clean kill, and thus favored small arms over explosives."

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switch noun

/swɪtʃ/

A bundle of thin sticks, typically made of wood, sometimes bond in such a way that binding can be moved so that it varies the tightness of the binding.

"The carpenter used the switch to adjust the tightness of the wooden crate's binding. "

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him pronoun

/əm/

Honorific alternative letter-case form of him, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

"Reverence for Him, the school's founder, led to a special assembly. "

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light noun

/lʌɪt/ /laɪt/ [ɫɐɪ̯ʔ]

Visible electromagnetic radiation. The human eye can typically detect radiation (light) in the wavelength range of about 400 to 750 nanometers. Nearby shorter and longer wavelength ranges, although not visible, are commonly called ultraviolet and infrared light.

"As you can see, this spacious dining-room gets a lot of light in the mornings."