| blastoff | (noun) the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination | Synonyms: shot |
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| cutoff | (noun) a route shorter than the usual one | Synonyms: crosscut, shortcut |
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| (noun) a device that terminates the flow in a pipe | - |
| (noun) a designated limit beyond which something cannot function or must be terminated | - |
| doff | (verb) to take off from the body or head | - |
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| enfeoff | (verb) put in possession of land in exchange for a pledge of service, in feudal society | - |
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| falloff | (noun) a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality | Synonyms: drop-off, falling off, slack, slump |
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| feoff | (noun) a piece of land held under the feudal system | Synonyms: fief |
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| handoff | (noun) (American football) a play in which one player hands the ball to a teammate | - |
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| kickoff | (noun) (football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score | - |
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| (noun) a start given to contestants | Synonyms: send-off, start-off |
| (noun) the time at which something is supposed to begin | Synonyms: beginning, commencement, first, get-go, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time |
| knockoff | (noun) an unauthorized copy or imitation | Synonyms: clone |
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| layoff | (noun) the act of laying off an employee or a work force | - |
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| liftoff | (noun) the initial ascent of a rocket from its launching pad | - |
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| off | (adjective) not in operation or operational | - |
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| (adjective) (of events) no longer planned or scheduled | Synonyms: cancelled |
| (adjective) not performing or scheduled for duties | - |
| (adjective) in an unpalatable state | Synonyms: sour, turned |
| (adjective) below a satisfactory level | - |
| (adverb) at a distance in space or time | Synonyms: away |
| (adverb) from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete) | Synonyms: away, forth |
| (adverb) no longer on or in contact or attached | - |
| (verb) kill intentionally and with premeditation | Synonyms: bump off, dispatch, hit, murder, polish off, remove, slay |
| payoff | (noun) a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing | Synonyms: reward, wages |
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| (noun) the final payment of a debt | Synonyms: final payment |
| (noun) payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment | Synonyms: bribe |
| (noun) the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property | Synonyms: issue, proceeds, return, take, takings, yield |
| playoff | (noun) any final competition to determine a championship | - |
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| putoff | (noun) a pretext for delay or inaction | - |
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| runoff | (noun) a final election to resolve an earlier election that did not produce a winner | - |
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| (noun) the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity | Synonyms: overflow, overspill |
| scoff | (noun) showing your contempt by derision | Synonyms: jeer, jeering, mockery, scoffing |
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| (verb) laugh at with contempt and derision | Synonyms: barrack, flout, gibe, jeer |
| (verb) treat with contemptuous disregard | Synonyms: flout |
| selloff | (noun) a sale of a relatively large number of assets (stocks or bonds or commodities) at a low price typically done to dispose of them rather than as normal trade | - |
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| setoff | (noun) structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly | Synonyms: offset, set-back |
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| standoff | (noun) the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand | Synonyms: repulsion |
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| (noun) the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided | Synonyms: draw, tie |
| takeoff | (noun) a departure; especially of airplanes | - |
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| (noun) humorous or satirical mimicry | Synonyms: mockery, parody |
| (noun) a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way | Synonyms: burlesque, lampoon, mockery, parody, pasquinade, put-on, send-up, sendup, spoof, travesty |
| (noun) the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne | - |
| teeoff | (noun) the act of hitting a golf ball from the teeing ground at the start of each hole | - |
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| toff | (noun) informal term for an upper-class or wealthy person | Synonyms: nob |
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| tradeoff | (noun) an exchange that occurs as a compromise | Synonyms: trade-off |
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| turnoff | (noun) a side road where you can turn off | - |
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| (noun) something causing antagonism or loss of interest | Synonyms: negative stimulation |