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| put off |
| 1. v. To procrastinate. |
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| Don't put off your homework to the last minute. |
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| Don't put your homework off to the last minute. |
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| Don't put it off to the last minute. |
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| Don't put it off. |
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| 2. v. To delay (a task, event, etc.). |
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| The storm put off the game by a week. |
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| The storm put the game off by a week. |
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| I'm too busy to see Mr Smith today. I'll have to put him off. |
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| 3. v. To distract; to disturb the concentration of. |
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| Please be quiet. I'm trying to concentrate and you're putting me off. |
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| 4. v. To cause to dislike; to discourage (from doing). |
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| Almost drowning put him off swimming. |
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| 5. v. (transitive, archaic) To take off (something worn). |
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| to put off a mask |
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| 6. adj. offended, repulsed |
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| The guest was quite put off by an odor. |
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| 7. adj. daunted or fazed |
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| All but the most dedicated were put off by the huge task. |
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| Analysis |
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| put |
| 1. v. To place something somewhere. |
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| She put her books on the table. |
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| 2. v. To bring or set into a certain relation, state or condition. |
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| Put your house in order! |
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| He is putting all his energy into this one task. |
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| off |
| 1. adv. In a direction away from the speaker or object. |
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| He drove off in a cloud of smoke. |
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| 2. adv. Into a state of non-operation; into a state of non-existence. |
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| Please switch off the light when you leave. |
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| die off |
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